The EU's highest court today ruled that it was unlawful to order European airlines to hand over information about transatlantic air passengers to the US government.The European court of justice ruling said the US did not provide adequate protection for air passengers' privacy.Under the Passenger Name Records agreement, reached in May 2004, EU airlines have been obliged to give Washington 34 items of information about passengers flying to the US. The details include names, addresses, all forms of payment and contact telephone numbers. The ruling, which gives the European commission and member states four months to find a solution, maintains the legality of the agreement until September 30 "for reasons of legal certainty"....
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