Stories like US 'licence to snoop' on British air travellers make you seriously wonder how far governments will go. We are on a very thin tightrope between security of ourselves and countries and the security of the information about individuals.

It is reasonable to expect information such as passport info, date of birth and other information to be supplied. But other elements - email addresses, dietary requests - seem a step too far.

I can only agree with Shami Chakrabati - a well known figure on human rights here in the UK: