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"A data broker is offering sensitive passport data of thousands of people for sale – and publishing some of it openly online. Our investigation leads to an airline as a possible source. Data protection authorities are alarmed"

"netzpolitik.org was able to identify several people on the list. They live in Bavaria or Lower Saxony and confirm that their data and ID numbers are genuine. Some were shocked to learn their data was public"

Passport numbers for sale in the EU: https://netzpolitik.org/2024/european-data-broker-sensitive-passport-data-of-germans-published-online/