They say the new legislation should include a sunset clause and estimate that the need for action at the community level has not been sufficiently demonstrated, nor the proportionality of the measure : MEPs are concerned that the proposal would give authorities warrantless access to all data while their added value for law enforcements purposes has not been proved as there is no evidence that PNR data are useful for massive profiling or data mining in order to seek potential terrorists.
PDR datus sākotnēji ievāca par aviopasažieriem komerciālos nolūkos, bet tagad tie kalpo aizvien pieaugošam skaitam drošības mērķu, piemēram, terorisma un noziedzības novēršanai, imigrācijas kontrolei, infekcijas slimību profilaksei.