Canadian and Dutch Officials Warn of Security's Side Effects

[Owen Lewis]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> [mailto:ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk]On Behalf Of Adrian
> Midgley
> Sent: 28 February 2003 20:06
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: Canadian and Dutch Officials Warn of Security's Side
> Effects
>
> > Airlines were required to provide the information under
> > legislation enacted after the terrorist attacks on the World
> > Trade Center and the Pentagon.
>
> Does this apply both ways, with the US insisting upon providing
> details of travellers on their airlines to the EU ahead of
> landing, if they regard it as necessary for security?

I'd place a small bet that it does not. The requirement for 'security'
depend on the end of the telescope the issue is viewed through (and the
paranoia of the viewer).

Owen