US to receive details of all EU air passengers

PERSONAL details of all air passengers flying to America, including credit card details and home addresses, will be handed over to US authorities under a deal agreed with the EU.

The agreement, which will see up to 34 separate pieces of information handed over from next year, is part of the security crackdown in the US fight against terrorism.

However, civil rights groups, including Statewatch, says the move means global surveillance of all passengers is now a reality and that it is illegal.