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Administrative fine against Klarna after investigation
Type of page NewsThe Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) issues an administrative fine of SEK 7,500,000 against Klarna Bank AB after an investigation has shown that the company has not complied with several of the rules in the GDPR.
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Administrative fine to the Swedish Customs for deficient routines
Type of page Press releaseThe 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.
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Administrative fine against Region Uppsala for breaches in its security
Type of page Press releaseIMY issues an administrative fine of in total SEK 1.9 million against Region Uppsala after finding that the region has not taken appropriate security measures in its handling of sensitive personal data.
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Incorrect use of 24/7 surveillance of firefighters
Type of page Press releaseThe Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has investigated the use of camera surveillance at a number of fire stations in Östra Skaraborg and notes that 24/7 surveillance of the staff is too far-reaching.
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Unlawful use of body cams in Stockholm’s public transport
Type of page Press releaseThe Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) concludes that SL, who operate the public transport in Stockholm, has violated GDPR when equipping ticket inspectors with body cameras that record video and sound. The IMY issues an administrative fine against SL of SEK 16 million.
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Investigation of 1177-incident finalized
Type of page Press releaseThe 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.
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Police unlawfully used facial recognition app
Type of page NewsThe 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.
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300,000 SEK fine against housing company
Type of page NewsSwedish Authority for Privacy Protection has issued an administrative fine of SEK 300,000 against a housing company for unlawful video surveillance in an apartment building.
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Utbildning
University failed to sufficiently protect sensitive personal data
Type of page NewsUmeå University has processed special categories of personal data concerning sexual life and health through, amongst other, storage in a cloud service, without sufficiently protecting the data. Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection is therefore issuing a fine of SEK 550,000 against the university.
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Deficiencies in how healthcare providers control staff access to patient journal data
Type of page NewsSwedish Authority for Privacy Protection has audited eight health care providers in how they govern and restrict personnel’s access to the main systems for electronic health records. The DPA has discovered insufficiencies that in seven of the eight cases lead to administrative fines of up to SEK 30 million.
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