1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJean-Paul MarthozEU rulings on whistleblowers and right-to-be-forgotten laws puts press freedom at risk - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4NdY8EF3M8"><a href="https://cpj.org/2016/04/eu-rulings-on-whistleblowers-and-right-to-be-forgo/">EU rulings on whistleblowers and right-to-be-forgotten laws puts press freedom at risk</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2016/04/eu-rulings-on-whistleblowers-and-right-to-be-forgo/embed/#?secret=4NdY8EF3M8" width="600" height="338" title="“EU rulings on whistleblowers and right-to-be-forgotten laws puts press freedom at risk” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="4NdY8EF3M8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/AFP-EUParliament-1.jpg500328European journalists were reminded today that their freedom to report is not only determined by national laws, but increasingly by European institutions. Today, after years of political battle, the European Parliament adopted the Passenger Name Record directive, the Data Protection Package, and the Trade Secrets Protection Act. The stakes were immense and the debates long…