The EU's new data retention law risks helping governments snoop on reporters' contacts in the name of combating terror, leading journalists warned justice commissioner Franco Frattini in Brussels on Tuesday (25 April).
"The directive has serious implications for protection of sources," Germany's Stern magazine reporter Hans-Martin Tillack said at a debate on press freedom. "Protection of sources is the basis of journalistic work everywhere in the free world."
The data retention b...
Enjoy access to all articles and 25 years of archives, comment and gift articles. Become a member for as low as €1,75 per week.
Already a member? LoginAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.