Video-surveillance
Are you planning to use video surveillance? Organisations that use camera surveillance need to comply with the rules in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Camera Surveillance Act. The rules are different depending on who you are and which location is being filmed.
For general information in English on video-surveillance, please follow the links below:
For those considering the use of video surveillance
Inform about your video surveillance
Video-surveillance of employees
New rules from April 1 2025
From April 1 2025 no one will need to apply for a permit for camera surveillance at IMY anymore. Those who have previously had to apply for a permit must make a documented balance of interests and register all surveillance in a list before they start monitoring.
Please visit our Swedish pages to find more detailed information about camera surveillance in specific situations.
Video-surveillance for individuals
Latest update: 26 March 2025
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Camera surveillance