Security Architectures in the EU

Tag: Air Passenger Data Act

  • German travel ban: Using passenger data against international Antifa?

    German travel ban: Using passenger data against international Antifa?

    Since the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001, travel bans have been imposed on left-wing activists – but this was first introduced against football fans. Now the German Federal Police prevented the chairman of the VVN-BdA from leaving the country at the airport. Already on 24 February, the Federal Police in Germany had prevented the […]

  • Mass travel monitoring: 500 new posts for German Passenger Name Record system

    Mass travel monitoring: 500 new posts for German Passenger Name Record system

    EU-wide surveillance of air travellers is gathering pace. In the first year, the German BKA manually inspected tens of thousands of passengers after the automated screening. The authorities ordered follow-up measures for 277 passengers. These include arrests, open or discreet checks. German authorities continue to look for personnel to implement the retention of passenger data. […]