Don´t fly my data

Starting March 5, 2003, US law-enforcement bodies (via Customs) have online access to the Passenger Name Register (PNR), of european travelers flying to, from, or through the United States.  Sensitive data like the kind of meal (Kosher), payment information, and others.  In most European countries, strong laws protect personal data.  But the European Commission, bowing to US pressure, has allowed the US to plug into European traveller's data.

Several initiatives have arisen to fight this abuse.  Following a trip to the USA on March 26, I have filed a complaint to the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia de Protección de Datos) for the disclosure of my personal data by Iberia airline.  This webpage is an outline of the procedure.  The original webpage in Spanish, in Spanish, contains all available information at the moment.  It´s a pointer to yet another move to prevent our data from being used as chips in this data poker game.

• Letter sent by Arturo Quirantes to IBERIA airline, 15 May 2003

  
  

• Letter sent by IBERIA airline Arturo Quirantes, 18 June 2003

  • Annex 1: data in Iberia.com (profile 1)

  • Annex 2: data in Iberia.com (profile 2)

  • Annex 3: data in Amadeus (profile 1)

  • Annex 4: data in Amadeus (profile 2)

  • Annex 5: PNR - Reservation Record (legend)

  • Anexo 6: PNR - Booking Record (legend)

  • Anexo 7: PNR data - Madrid-New York flight

  • Annex 9: PNR data - Granada/Madrid flight

  • Anexo 9: ticketing data

  
  

• Letter sent by Arturo Quirantes to the Spanish Data Protection Authority (Agencia de Protección de Datos), 26 June 2003

  • 1. "Ronda Magazine",article April 2003

  • 2. Letter sent to Iberia, 15 May 2003

  • 3. Answer from Iberia, 18 June 2003

  • 4. PNR Data: 5, 6, 7,  8

  • 5. Other data given by Iberia: 1, 2, 3, 4, 9

  • 6. PNR data requested by the US

  • 7. Opinion 4/2003 on the Level of Protection ensured in the US for the Transfer of Passengers' Data"(11070/03, WP 78)

  
  

• Letter from the Spanish Data Protection Authority to Arturo Quirantes, 30 July 2003

More links on airline data transfer.

Campaign agains illegal data transfer from data of european passenger flying to the United States.  EDRI, press release.  5 Mayo 2003

Campaign against illegal passenger data transfer to the USA

Statewatch

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