Integritetsskydd

Integritetsskydd is the Swedish term for privacy protection, referring to measures that safeguard individuals' personal data and control over personal information in everyday life and organizational contexts.

In Sweden and the EU, integritetsskydd is primarily governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which sets rules for processing personal data based on principles such as lawfulness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, accuracy, storage limitation, and security. Sweden's implementation of data protection is supervised by Integritetsskyddmyndigheten (IMY), which issues guidance, conducts investigations, and enforces compliance. The GDPR also requires notification of data breaches within a relatively short timeframe. In addition, sector-specific laws may apply to areas such as health, finance, or telecommunications.

Practical aspects of integritetsskydd include privacy by design and by default, risk assessments for new technologies, and rules around tracking cookies, surveillance, marketing, and the handling of sensitive data such as health or biometric information. Employees' privacy in the workplace, consent, access rights, and data portability are also central elements of privacy protection.

Internationally, GDPR applies to processing of personal data within Sweden and to transfers to non-EU countries under adequacy decisions or appropriate safeguards. The concept emphasizes individuals' rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, object, and obtain data portability.

Related topics include the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Swedish authority Integritetsskyddmyndigheten (IMY).