Dataskyddslagen
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.
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- Reference
- SFS 2018:218
- In force
- 2018-05-25
- Responsible authority
- Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten
- Area
- Data protection and cybersecurity
- EU legislation
- Kompletterar förordning (EU) 2016/679
- Read date
- 2026-08-16
Official text
Preparatory works
- Prop. 2017/18:105Ny dataskyddslag
- SOU 2017:39Ny dataskyddslag
Regulations
- DIFS 2018:2Föreskrifter om behandling av personuppgifter
Standards
- Information security management systems, requirements
SS-EN ISO/IEC 27001:2022Svenska institutet för standarder (SIS)
The requirements for an information security management system: scope, risk assessment, risk treatment, statement of applicability and management review. It is the most common basis when a business must show appropriate technical and organisational measures.
- Extension to the management system for privacy information management
SS-EN ISO/IEC 27701:2021Svenska institutet för standarder (SIS)
The extension that turns the information security management system into a privacy information management system, with roles for controller and processor and controls tied to data subject rights.
- Artificial intelligence management systems, requirements
SS-ISO/IEC 42001:2023Svenska institutet för standarder (SIS)
The requirements for governing AI systems: accountability, impact assessment, data, life cycle, logging and monitoring. It serves as a method when an organisation must show AI governance to customers and supervisors.
- Information security incident management, principles
SS-EN ISO/IEC 27035-1:2023Svenska institutet för standarder (SIS)
The principles of incident management: preparation, detection, assessment, response and lessons learned. Used alongside the duty to report personal data breaches and incidents in essential services.
Questions resting on the act
Supervision
Other acts in the same area
- Kamerabevakningslagen · SFS 2018:1200
- Kreditupplysningslagen · SFS 1973:1173
- Patientdatalagen · SFS 2008:355
- NIS-lagen · SFS 2018:1174
- LEK · SFS 2022:482
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