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April 20, 2012

EU Agrees to Share Passenger Info With Homeland Security 
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The European Union has agreed to share the private information of
passengers flying from Europe to the United States with the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security. On Thursday, the European Parliament
approved a pact that will grant the U.S. access to passengers' date of
birth, credit card information, seat number and dietary preference prior
to departure. European lawmakers had waged a five-year campaign to scale
back the sharing of passenger data with U.S. authorities.

 

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