Future Airline Reservations Could Be Accessed by Police

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Law enforcement authorities could be able to access air travelers' booking information in a few years in what is being pitched as a plan to bolster law enforcement, ERR News reported.

Airlines currently retain booking information for business purposes and the police currently have no access to the information. But the Ministry of the Interior is preparing a draft which allows the police to access this information to prevent serious crimes and acts of terrorism.

The idea was proposed during the same time last year by the European Committee. The negotiations over internal and justice questions are ongoing in the European Parliament, but member states can already apply funding to finance improvements in domestic security.

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