Sweden

Report and Analysis

Case Study

…it protects our right to education

Everyone has the right to a safe, open, and inclusive education, free from commercial exploitation, that enables their full and free development and promotes human flourishing regardless of race, religion or country of origin.

News

28th November 2019

New Swedish draft proposal for government hacking powers violates human rights standards

31st March 2016

UN Calls On Namibia, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Africa, and Sweden To Reform Surveillance. Will the Governments Act?

7th March 2016

A Week On The Right To Privacy At The UN In Geneva

26th February 2015

Kenya, Sweden, Turkey challenged over surveillance practices at UN

23rd June 2014

Addressing The Right To Privacy At United Nations

21st October 2013

Sweden’s Foreign Minister declares his support for principles to protect privacy in the face of surveillance

17th April 2004

PI files complaints in sixteen countries against Google Mail

Examples of Abuse

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Swedish school fined for facial recognition use

The Swedish Data Protection Authority (DPA) fined the Skelleftea municipality 200,000 Swedish Krona for trialling facial recognition on high-school students to track attendance. 22 students we tracked over three weeks, with the system detecting when a pupil entered a classroom. Although the school

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Our Advocacy

The Right to Privacy in Sweden

Privacy International, Civil Rights Defenders and DFRI note Sweden’s written replies to the list of issues in relation to Swedish laws, policies and practices on interception of personal communications.

The following comments are based on the analysis of the Swedish legislation, as well as policies and practices on surveillance by Privacy International, Civil Rights Defenders and DFRI.