Data protection and cybersecurity
The rules on personal data, camera surveillance, credit references, electronic communications and information security in essential services. These are the acts a business meets as soon as it processes data about a person or runs a system others depend on.
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- Acts
- 5
- Questions and answers
- 2
- Read date
- 2026-08-16
Acts
- Dataskyddslagen
SFS 2018:218In force: 2018-05-25Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten
Swedish act SFS 2018:218, in force since 2018-05-25: Lag med kompletterande bestämmelser till EU:s dataskyddsförordning. The responsible authority is Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten. The act is tied to EU legislation.
- Kamerabevakningslagen
SFS 2018:1200In force: 2018-08-01Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten
Swedish act SFS 2018:1200, in force since 2018-08-01: Kamerabevakningslag. The responsible authority is Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten. The act is tied to EU legislation.
- Kreditupplysningslagen
SFS 1973:1173In force: 1974-07-01Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten
Swedish act SFS 1973:1173, in force since 1974-07-01: Kreditupplysningslag. The responsible authority is Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten.
- NIS-lagen
SFS 2018:1174In force: 2018-08-01Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap
Swedish act SFS 2018:1174, in force since 2018-08-01: Lag om informationssäkerhet för samhällsviktiga och digitala tjänster. The responsible authority is Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap. The act is tied to EU legislation.
- LEK
SFS 2022:482In force: 2022-06-03Post- och telestyrelsen
Swedish act SFS 2022:482, in force since 2022-06-03: Lag om elektronisk kommunikation. The responsible authority is Post- och telestyrelsen. The act is tied to EU legislation.
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Swedish law
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