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Thu 08 Aug 2008Britain seeking wider use of flight passenger data
EU:BRITAIN IS fighting EU plans to place restrictions on the police force's ability to use personal information collected from airline passengers.
New legislation being drafted in Brussels would only allow EU states to use so-called "passenger name records" (PNR) data to investigate terrorism and organised crime. The legislation seeks to harmonise the collection and use of PNR data across the EU to help combat serious crime, while at the same time ensuring European citizen's right to privacy.
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