Unfälle und Störungen in der Zivilluftfahrt
Stellungnahme zum Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die Untersuchung und Verhütung von Unfällen und Störungen in der Zivilluftfahrt
Da sämtliche Verkehrsmittel zur Verbesserung ihrer Effizienz und Flexibilität sowie zur Senkung der Kosten in zunehmendem Maße auf Technologie angewiesen sind, nehmen auch die damit verbundenen Bedenken bezüglich des Datenschutzes zu, etwa in Bezug auf Ortung und internationale Datenübermittlungen – Bereiche, die intensiv beobachtet werden müssen.
Stellungnahme zum Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über die Untersuchung und Verhütung von Unfällen und Störungen in der Zivilluftfahrt
Opinion on the Communication from the Commission on an Action Plan for the Deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in Europe and the accompanying Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other transport modes, OJ C 47, 25.02.2010, p. 6
The EDPS has adopted an opinion on the European Commission's proposed deployment plan for intelligent transport systems (ITS) in Europe that was adopted in December 2008 to accelerate and coordinate their deployment in road transport and their connection with other modes of transport. The deployment of ITS has considerable privacy implications, for instance because these systems make it possible to track a vehicle and to collect a wide variety of data relating to European road users' driving habits.
The EDPS notes that data protection has been taken into consideration in the proposed legal framework and that it is also put forward as a general condition for the proper deployment of ITS. He however underlines that the Commission's proposal is too broad and too general to adequately address the privacy and data protection concerns raised by ITS deployment in the Member States. In particular, it is not clear when the performance of ITS services will lead to the collection and processing of personal data, what are the purposes and modalities for which data processing may take place, or who will be responsible for compliance with data protection obligations.
The EDPS opinion includes the following main recommendations:
Background information
ITS apply information and communication technologies (satellite, computer, telephone, etc.) to transport infrastructure and vehicles with the intention to make transport safer and cleaner and to reduce traffic congestion. ITS applications and services are based on the collection, processing and exchange of a wide variety of data, both from public and private sources, including information on traffic and accidents but also personal data, such as the driving habits and journey patterns of citizens. Their deployment will also rely to a large extent on the use of geolocalisation technologies, such as satellite-positioning and RFID tags. As such, ITS constitute a "data-intensive area" and raise a number of privacy and data protection issues that should be carefully addressed in order to ensure the workability of ITS across Europe.
Opinion on the proposal for a Council Directive imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products, OJ C 128, 06.06.2009, p. 42