Plans to share airline passenger details with Canada blocked by European court
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has blocked a planned EU agreement to share details of airline passengers with Canada designed to help in the fight against terrorism and international crime.
The Luxembourg-based court ruled that the 2014 agreement was "incompatible with the fundamental rights recognised by the EU", because it would have meant individuals' sensitive personal data being held for five years, even where there was no indication they were involved in illegal activities.
