Acording to Vunet, travellers flying from Europe to the US will have their personal data kept on record by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until 2022. Data could include political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership and sexual orientation. All these information will be useful for preventing terrorism and “other serious offences that are transnational in nature”. But it will be accessible by any US law enforcement agency in pursuit of ” serious crimes”.
Is this kind of data deemed important for preventing terrorism?