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The Swedish Privacy Protection Authority (IMY) has done a supervision of a personal data incident at the Discrimination Ombudsman (DO). IMY concludes that the DO did not take sufficiently effective security measures and issues an administrative fine of SEK 100,000.

The Swedish Data Protection Authority (IMY) criticizes the Hospital Board in Region Uppsala, for not having taken sufficient security measures in connection with the processing of personal data about, among other things, health, in e-mail.

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You can call IMY for guidance on general questions within the scope of our assignment. We cannot give you binding information or answers to questions in individual cases. Neither can we answer whether, for example, a particular personal data processing is lawful or whether a camera surveillance is carried out correctly.

Video surveillance is a privacy-sensitive processing of personal data. As a data controller, you have several obligations towards those being monitored. Among other things, you need to ensure that you live up to the rights they have.

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Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has about 150 employees, most of whom are lawyers. Our organisation reflects our areas of operations and the way we work.

All businesses that handle personal data must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This means, among other things, that you need to follow the fundamental principles, ensure that the processing has a lawful ground and inform the data subjects about how you handle their personal data.

If you think that someone is using camera surveillance unlawfully you can file a complaint to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) using our e-service.