The European Court of Justice has annulled an EU-US agreement requiring airlines to transfer passenger data to the US authorities.

The court said the decision to hand over the data, including addresses and credit card details, lacked an "appropriate legal basis".

The US says the information helps identify potential terrorists.

EU and US officials say they are confident a solution can be found to enable the data transfers to continue.

Stewart Baker, an assistant secretary of state for the US Department of Homeland Security, said: "I am confident that we will find a solution that will keep the data flowing and the planes flying."

The agreement demands that within 15 minutes of take-off for the United States, a European airline must send the US authorities 34 items of personal information about the passengers on board

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5028918.stm

glad to see we think the world is out to get us... i thought europe was with us on the 'fight of terrorism' not the terrorist... but glad we need 34 different things about each passenger... fuck privacy... fuck freedom... who needs that, not AMERIKA...
Gumby Reviewed by Gumby on . it's not just americans the US wants to spy on... EU fighting back.. The European Court of Justice has annulled an EU-US agreement requiring airlines to transfer passenger data to the US authorities. The court said the decision to hand over the data, including addresses and credit card details, lacked an "appropriate legal basis". The US says the information helps identify potential terrorists. EU and US officials say they are confident a solution can be found to enable the data transfers to continue. Stewart Baker, an assistant secretary of state Rating: 5