News & Media 2nd Jan 2025

Govt to collect 19 personal data of international travellers—PNR, itinerary, payment, baggage, and 15 others; How secure is this data?

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Vinay ButaniPartner | Mumbai

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The government seeks to track details about how, when, and where you travel, as well as the source of funding for your trips. As a result, airlines have been instructed to share this information. Although regulations for this data-sharing framework have been in place since 2022, it is now proposed to make it mandatory for all airlines to provide the specified passenger data to the Customs Department starting April 1, 2025.

Addressing this matter in depth, Ira Alok Puranik and Neelanjit Das from The Economic Times present an article titled ‘Govt to collect 19 personal data of international travellers—PNR, itinerary, payment, baggage, and 15 others; How secure is this data? The piece features detailed insights from our Partner, Vinay Butani

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