Statewatch | US access to EU citizens’ biometric data: ministers approve EU negotiating mandate
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EU ministers have agreed to launch negotiations on an agreement that would grant US border agencies direct access to personal data stored in EU member state databases, and give EU agencies similar access to US data. The US is demanding access to the databases of all states that are part of its Visa Waiver Programme, for “immigration screening and vetting activities.” This is part of a broader plan to massively increase the amount of sensitive data gathered on travellers.

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/55281885

EU ministers have agreed to launch negotiations on an agreement that would grant US border agencies direct access to personal data stored in EU member state databases, and give EU agencies similar access to US data. The US is demanding access to the databases of all states that are part of its Visa Waiver Programme, for “immigration screening and vetting activities.” This is part of a broader plan to massively increase the amount of sensitive data gathered on travellers.

    • HotChickenFeet@sopuli.xyz
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      11 hours ago

      Unfortunately, reciprocal demands to the US to rebuke them, is pretty meaningless when they don’t care about their citizens data privacy at all.