Why do you currently have to fill out forms when entering many countries? This is a question that air travelers often ask themselves, because the Passenger Name Record Regulation means that the authorities have access to an extremely extensive and controversial data collection anyway. But data protection is an obstacle here, and is now even causing Germany trouble from Brussels. The so-called PNR database was created to make it easier to prosecute cross-border criminal offenses. In fact, only law enforcement authorities should have access to it, and since the corresponding EU regulation was and is massively controversial anyway, it has been repeatedly asserted that no one else is allowed to access the data collection. Germany now uses the data sets stored in the PNRs and forwards them to regional health authorities. This practice has been sharply criticized by the EU Commission. The regulation simply does not provide for information from the Passenger Name Record database to be forwarded to local health authorities. For this reason, most EU states have forms filled out or even carry out an online pre-registration. Germany also relies on paperwork, but so far no one has checked it on site. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer now wants to change that and encourage the federal police to check the accuracy of the data on the forms. However, opposition politicians, the EU Commission and data protection officers are extremely critical of the passing on of PNR data to the health authorities, which are usually located in the district offices and/or town halls. In extreme cases, the Federal Republic of Germany could even face expensive infringement proceedings. The legal basis for the current practice is completely lacking. It cannot be ruled out that private individuals could even claim violations of the General Data Protection Regulation.