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No, IMY cannot delete your personal data for you. A common misunderstanding is that IMY can delete your personal data regardless of where it is processed. This is not the case. IMY only holds data abo

Yes, in some cases. IMY can request that the search engine delete search results that appear during searches that can be linked to you as a person, for example, your first and last name. This requires

Our website provides information on what you can do if you want to remove information on social media. Targeting on social media (in Swedish) If the post is offensive or harmful, it may be a crime of

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has decided to impose administrative fines of SEK 37 million on Apoteket AB and SEK 8 million on Apohem AB. This comes after the companies used the so-called Meta Pixel on their websites and transferred sensitive personal data to Meta.

In January 2025, the Swedish Agency for Digital Government (Digg) together with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) launched guidelines to encourage the use of generative AI in public administration. The purpose of the guidelines is to enhance the ability to use generative AI in a safe, ethical and efficient way.

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.

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) has fined Aktiebolaget Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) and Waxholms Ångfartygs AB (WÅAB) for processing personal data relating to sobriety tests conducted by employees in breach fo the GDPR. IMY issues an administrative fine of SEK 75, 000 against each companies.

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