“The protection of the fundamental right to respect for private life at EU level requires, in accordance with settled case-law of the Court, that derogations from and limitations on the protection of personal data should apply only in so far as is strictly necessary.”
– Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the Ligue des droits humains case
Story of the week: With a landmark ruling, the EU’s
top court significantly limited the application of the Passenger Name
Record (PNR) Directive. The EU legislation was adopted in 2016 and
introduced obligations for airlines to hand over the data of passengers
entering or exiting the bloc’s borders to detect individuals suspected
of being part of terrorist networks or organised crime. The directive
also offered the option of applying the same screening to intra-EU
flights, something which 25 member states showed the intention of doing. (...)
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