[2523] Regeringsformen, SFS 1974:152.
[2524] Tryckfrihetsförordningen, SFS 1949:105.
[2525] Personuppgiftslagen, SFS 1998:204, English version available at http://justitie.regeringen.se/inenglish/_issues/dataprotection/act.htm.
[2526] Datalagen, SFS 1973:289.
[2527] Ministry of Justice, "Misuse Model," available at http://justutue.regeringen.se/inenglish/_issues/dataprotection/misuse.htm.
[2528] Special Investigator's report, available at http://www.sou.gov.se/pulutredningen/index.htm (in Swedish).
[2529] Homepage http://www.datainspektionen.se.
[2530] E-mail from Elisabeth Wallin, Data Inspection Board, to Cédric Laurant, EPIC, June 25, 2003 (on file with EPIC).
[2531] Id.
[2532] Id.
[2533] SFS 1998:204, § 36.
[2534] E-mail from Elisabeth Wallin, supra.
[2535] Stephen Joyce, "Web Publication of Defamatory Text Shielded by Swedish Privacy Law's News Media Clause," BNA Daily Report for Executives, July 24, 2001.
[2536] For a review of these cases see Peter Blume et al., Nordic Data Protection 132-137 (DJOF Publishing 2001).
[2537] Jacqueline Klosek, Data Privacy in the Information Age 106 (Quorum Books 2000).
[2538] SFS 1998:544.
[2539] SFS 1998:622.
[2540] SFS 2000:224.
[2541] SFS 2000:344.
[2542] Sekretesslagen, SFS 1980:100. For information on the background of the new Act, see Integritet-Offentlighet-InformationsteknikIntegrity-Publicity-Information Technology, SOU 1997, at 39.
[2543] Kreditupplysningslag, SFS 1973:1173, available at http://www.datainspektionen.se/in_english/legislation/credit.shtml.
[2544] Inkassolag, SFS 1974:182, available at http://www.datainspektionen.se/in_english/legislation/debt.shtml.
[2545] Förvaltningslagen, SFS 1986:223.
[2546] E-mail from Elisabeth Walinn, supra.
[2547] Baker & McKenzie, Global E-Commerce, What's New, April 9, 2001 http://www.bmck.com/ecommerce/whatsnew-global-jan-july-2001.htm.
[2548] Swedish Ministry of Justice, Information on the Personal Data Act, available at http://justitie.regeringen.se/inenglish/pressinfo/pdf/puleng.pdf.
[2549] "Sweden Concerns over Employer Monitoring," BNA World Data Protection Report, Volume 2, Issue 4, April 2002. The proposal available at http://naring.regeringen.se/propositioner_mm/sou/pdf/sou2002_18a.pdf (in Swedish with summary in English).
[2550] SFS 2000:832.
[2551] International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, Human Rights in the OSCE Region: The Balkans, the Caucasus, Europe, Central Asia and North America, Report 2002 (events 2001), available at http://www.ihf-hr.org/reports/AR2002/country%20links/Sweden.htm.
[2552] "Man Could Go to Prison for Mounting Camera on His Balcony," National Post, April 3, 2002.
[2553] Law 1974/203 amended by Law 1989/529.
[2554] Law of 8 May 1996.
[2555] See International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights, Report 2002, supra.
[2556] United States State Department, Country Report on Human Rights Practices- 2001, March 2002, available at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eur/8338.htm.
[2557] Dennis Töllborg & Iain Cameron, Report on Swedish Security Police, available at http://q-reportage.com/dennis/a8.htm.
[2558] Id.
[2559] "Sweden: The Personnel Control System 1969-1996," Statewatch Bulletin, Volume 9, Number 1 (January-February 1999).
[2560] Act on Police Data (Polisdatalag 1998: 622) Sect. 5.
[2561] Wayne Madsen, Handbook of Personal Data Protection, (New York: Stockton Press, 1992).
[2562] "Swedish-Latvian Justice, Interior Affairs Agreements Signed," Baltic News Service, January 31, 2002.
[2563] Signed January 28, 1981; ratified September 29, 1982; entered into force October 1, 1985.
[2564] Signed November 28, 1950; ratified February 4, 1952; entered into force September 3, 1953.
[2565] Signed November 23, 2001.