Starting September 1, the Ministry of Transport intends to force carriers to transfer data on IP addresses, bank cards, phone numbers and account passwords to a unified passenger database. Kommersant writes about this with reference to the draft order prepared by the department.
The information will be stored for seven years. The decree applies to air, water and rail transport, as well as road transport for intercity and international traffic, except for flights between Moscow and the Moscow region, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
AEVT and the airlines note that some of the data is confidential information and cannot be transferred without additional consent from the passenger.
The publication’s interlocutors at the airlines also fear a data breach and greater liability for themselves. Sources close to the Ministry of Transport say that the state system is reliably protected and tracking data anomalies will allow criminals to be quickly identified.
Author:
Karina Pardaeva
Source: RB
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