EU just two votes away from scooping up air passenger data

A system for tracking European air passengers is just two votes -- and two years -- away from implementation, after national governments agreed Friday to a text proposed by the European Parliament.But even if the text is ratified promptly, EU rules mean it won't take effect for another two years.There's no plan to create a single, central database about passengers flying into and out of the European Union. Rather, each member state will set up its own passenger information unit to gather data fr