ABSTRACT European data protection aims to protect the privacy and related rights of individuals, purposes which come into tension with the free speech of professional journalism. Moreover, statutory Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) act as the ‘guardians’ of the data protection framework across the European Economic Area. In light of this, the article explores the enforcement efforts of these critical actors through both a DPA questionnaire and a DPA website review. The results indicate that, notwithstanding stringent statutory provisions enforceable by DPAs in many Member States, activity has been patchy even in areas which raise limited free speech concern (e.g. tackling significant inaccuracy). Nevertheless, many DPAs do engage in this area especially when sensitive or important confidential information is involved. The stringency of local law also positively correlates with the extent of enforcement, whilst the level of resourcing surprisingly does not. The article proposes action by both Member States and DPAs to ensure more regulatory coherence under the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation.

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欧洲数据保护下的专业新闻的法律法规：下降但没有下降？

摘要欧洲数据保护旨在保护个人的隐私和相关权利，而这一目的在专业新闻界的言论自由中变得尤为突出。此外，法定数据保护机构（DPA）充当整个欧洲经济区数据保护框架的“监护人”。有鉴于此，本文通过DPA调查表和DPA网站审查来探讨这些关键角色的执法工作。结果表明，尽管在许多成员国中DPA可以执行严格的法定规定，但即使在引起有限言论自由关注的领域（例如，解决重大不准确性）的活动也很少。但是，许多DPA确实参与了这一领域，尤其是当涉及敏感或重要机密信息时。地方法律的严格性也与执法程度成正相关，而令人惊讶的是资源水平却没有。本文建议会员国和DPA采取行动，以确保即将发布的《通用数据保护条例》在法规方面的一致性。