http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220623-153431-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/pnr-recognition/ A Directive altered beyond recognition - On the Court of Justice of the European Union’s PNR decision (C-817/19) Thönnes, Christian eng 2022-06-23 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Fluggastdaten PNR surveillance Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On 21 June 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union rendered its decision in the preliminary ruling procedure on the fate of the PNR Directive. The Court had a chance to decisively answer one of the most crucial questions facing European security law: Is indiscriminate mass data retention for and the technology-induced analysis of ordinary human behavior compatible with fundamental rights? It instead opted for an enigmatic compromise creating a whole host of new questions. It does not change the fact that the PNR Directive survives – as a strange beast altered beyond recognition.