Moreover, legal peace has been restored by the requirement for passengers’ prior consent, and the Commission will see to it that it is we who actively transmit the data – which means that we can also filter it – whereas, at present, it is still collected by the Americans; whilst this may well not, unfortunately, meet European data protection standards, it would be unfair to say that we had not achieved a great deal.
I øjeblikket henter amerikanerne selv oplysningerne. Det er desværre stadig ikke helt i overensstemmelse med den europæiske standard for databeskyttelse, men det ville være uretfærdigt at sige, at der ikke er blevet opnået meget.