European Court confirms journalism exception for citizen-journalists, but not in France?
Under European data protection law, journalists enjoy some regulatory exemptions when processing personal data for journalistic purposes, balancing the right to the protection of personal data with the principle of freedom of expression.
A question which has however sparked some debate is whether so-called citizen journalists, such as bloggers, can rely on the derogation for journalistic purposes as well. In its judgment of 14 February 2019 in the Sergejs Buivids v. Datu valsts inspekcija case, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has answered this question affirmatively.
Source: EU: European Court confirms journalism exception for citizen-journalists, but not in France?
