EU-PNR: A salutory reminder: See: Statewatch Analysis: EU: The surveillance of travel where everyone is a suspect

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EU-PNR: A salutory reminder: See: Statewatch Analysis: EU: The surveillance of travel where everyone is a suspect (2008, pdf): “all travellers are... considered a priori as potential law breakers” - travellers to be checked by “an automated gate and kiosk”, which included:

"Prior to putting forward the EU-PNR proposal [in 2007] the Commission held a consultation exercise. Most illuminating are the options given and the response of EU governments (24 replied).

The first concerns the "scope" of the proposal, should it cover just air travel or sea and land travel as well? Six member states (Bulgaria, Spain, Latvia, France, Luxembourg and the UK) said it should cover all three. A further 12 said it should cover air and sea travel.

Second, should it cover just travel into the EU, or travel out of the EU as well or travel within the EU in addition? Seven governments want all three categories (Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Estonia, France, Romania and the UK). All wanted it to cover terrorism and serious organised crime - the UK wants it to cover "general public policy purposes" as well.

As to the "onward transfer" of PNR data nine governments (Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania and the UK) want the data to be passed outside the EU to third countries.
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See Statewatch's Observatory: EU-PNR (Passenger Name Record) (2011)

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