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Under
the
Personal
Data
Act
,
personal
data
may
be
processed
without
individual
consent
only
under
a
strictly
limited
set
of
conditions
,
including
the
performance
of
contracts
,
the
protection
of
an
individual
’s
vital
interests
,
or
where
the
Data
Protection
Board
has
permitted
processing
in
light
of
“
an
important
public
interest
”
,
as
well
as
a
select
few
others
(
section
8)
.
A
would
-
be
data
processor
is
not
subject
to
these
limitations
,
however
,
provided
they
are
engaged
in
“
journalism
or
artistic
or
literary
expression
”
(
section
2(5
)
)
.
Similarly
,
the
EU
Data
Protection
Directive
limits
the
purposes
for
which
data
may
be
processed
,
while
mandating
that
“
Member
States
shall
provide
for
exemptions
”
to
these
limitations
“
for
the
processing
of
personal
data
carried
out
solely
for
journalistic
purposes
”
(
Article
9
)
.
The
question
,
therefore
,
of
whether
applicants
are
performing
a
“
journalistic
activity
”
is
of
central
importance
,
as
in
the
affirmative
,
the
means
employed
to
obtain
and
the
use
made
of
such
data
are
irrelevant
.
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