19.02.2010
EU data sharing plans to impact on motorists
EU data sharing plans, due to come into force next year, will mean the personal details of European motorists will be 'automatically' trawled by foreign states, a police report has suggested.
Sensitive information such as driver's address, motoring convictions and medical history will be available for routine checking g by police, traffic wardens and other officials across Europe.
Concerns have been raised that foreign traffic police and other bureaucrats on the continent will be able to hunt down drivers years after they return home for reasons such as unpaid parking fines.
When the agreement was signed in 2007, Ministers said it was part of a campaign against 'serious crime, terrorism and illegal immigration'.
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