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The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has investigated a personal data breach within the Swedish Customs and notes that the agency has had deficient routines and insufficient technical barriers, which has led to data from criminal investigations being transferred from staff mobile phones to a US cloud service.

Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection imposes a fine of 75 million Swedish kronor (approximately 7 million euro) on Google for failure to comply with the GDPR. Google as a search engine operator has not fulfilled its obligations in respect of the right to request delisting

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection finds that the Swedish Police Authority has processed personal data in breach of the Swedish Criminal Data Act when using Clearview AI to identify individuals.

Trygg-Hansa's security flaws have meant that information about 650,000 customers has been accessible to unauthorized persons via the internet. The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is now issuing an administrative fine of SEK 35 million against the company.

It is common that individuals of the general public use video surveillance on their own property. The so-called "domestic purpose exemption" means that the rules of GDPR do not apply when using video surveillance in your capacity as a private citizen or in connection to your personal household. Sometimes it is hard to know when the exemption applies. Following you will find a guide on what applies when it comes to video surveillance and the domestic purpose exemption.

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has finalized its investigation of an incident where recorded phone calls to the medical consultation service, 1177, were available unprotected on the Internet.

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection often receives questions and reports concerning areas outside the scope of our operations. Here is a summary of the most common areas with details of the appropriate authority to contact.

Read about the data subject's rights according to the GDPR.

What is meant by privacy? What is personal data? We will try to explain these terms.