Identity Project consultant and technical expert Edward Hasbrouck is testifying Thursday in Brussels on the proposed agreement between the European Union and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on transfers of Passenger Name Records (PNR’s) from the European Union to the DHS, at a public hearing on “Protection of Personal Data in Transatlantic Security Cooperation: SWIFT, PNR & Co. – which way forward?”, hosted by Jan Philipp Albrecht, Member of the European Parliament. 14:00-17:00 (8-11 a.m. Eastern time, 5-8 a.m. Pacific time), European Parliament, Brussels, room ASP 1G-3 (open to the public, but prior arrangement required for access to the building).

• Handout (slides with annotations)
• Video (live stream and archive; Identity Project testimony begins at the start of Part 2)
• Agenda and witness list
• 2010 Identity Project update on DHS non-compliance with the PNR agreement
• 2008 Identity Project analysis of DHS non-compliance with the current PNR agreement
• 2007 Identity Project analysis of the first DHS responses to requests for PNR data
• Background: What’s in a PNR?
• Additional information about the hearing and our testimony
• Other events in Europe on PNR data and the work of the Identity Project
• Other Identity Project policy analysis and research