Security News > 2022 > December > Eurozone plans to formalize passenger data, improve security
The European Commission last week proposed rules governing the use of Advance Passenger Information in a bid to strengthen border security.
Airlines, she said, less formally share Advance Passenger Information [PDF] - flight details and passenger passport data collected by airlines upon check-in.
"The transmission of API data through the router will reduce costs on the air industry and would ensure that border guards have access to API data they need to perform in the context of advanced border checks," the proposal [PDF] explains.
Eu-LISA will have to comply with EU data protection obligations and will be considered a personal data processor under EU law.
The revised data sharing requirement - part of the EU Security Union Strategy - is intended to harmonize rules on the collection of API data.
The rule change is also intended to ensure that data collected is accurate, complete, and high quality - air carriers will be required to use automated data collection methods, so manual data entry problems can be avoided.