passenger Name Records Directive

July 6, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and surveillance

Mass surveillance of external travellers may go on, says EU’s highest court

On 21 June 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment in case C-817/19 Ligue des droits humains from Belgium which challenged the validity of the Passenger Name Records (PNR) Directive. Regrettably, the PNR Directive as such was found to be compatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights.