Journalists' sources are protected in law.
The police have reportedly hacked into journalists' sources 600 times.
A shield law would be important if it protected journalists, sources and records.
The irony is that earlier this year Mr Sarkozy himself strengthened the law protecting journalists' sources.
Neumann said it was "an extraordinary step for a company to be investigating journalists' sources".
The guidance makes no mention of the overriding public interest in protecting journalists' sources".
The current regime of such easy access could easily lead to journalists' sources being exposed.
The law, and particularly the Human Rights Act, is supposed to protect journalists' sources".
As you know, core to any journalist, and I am included, is the protection of journalists' sources".
The commissioner recommended that judges should approve communications data requests in cases where officers are seeking to discover journalists' sources.
The ruling states that Web sites are covered by California's shield law protecting the confidentiality of journalists' sources.
