EU PNR system condemned by the European Data Protection Supervisor. Lack of necessity and proportionality: “the system might lead to a move towards a surveillance society”.

On 24 September 2015 the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Giovanni Buttarelli, delivered his second opinion on the proposal of a Directive on the use of PNR data of airline passengers, flying to Europe and from Europe, as an instrument of law enforcement for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorism and serious crime. The analysis of the EDPS, whose mission is to advise the institutions on data protection implications of their policies, aims at evaluating the impact of the system on individuals’ right to privacy and data protection. The EU PNR system was approved by the LIBE committee of the European Parliament in July 2015. http://europe-liberte-securite-justice.org/2015/09/30/eu-pnr-system-condemned-by-the-european-data-protection-supervisor-lack-of-necessity-and-proportionality-the-system-might-lead-to-a-move-towards-a-surveillance-society/#more-11363