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Privacy and Data

Personuppgifter, GDPR, personnummer — privacy in a very digital country.

GDPR meets the Swedish paradox: personnummer that aren't secret, public salaries, BankID discipline, phone-scam defence — and why Swedes trust Skatteverket but not your app.

Close-up of letter tiles spelling PRIVACY on a red background, symbolizing data protection.
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    personuppgifter

    personal data

    Tip: lit. the same.

  2. 2

    dataskyddsförordningen

    the data protection regulation

    Tip: lit. the same — GDPR.

  3. 3

    Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten

    the data protection authority

    Tip: lit. the same — IMY.

  4. 4

    en rättslig grund

    a legal basis

    Tip: lit. the same — you need one to process data.

  5. 5

    samtycke

    consent

    Tip: lit. the same.

  6. 6

    återkalla samtycket

    to withdraw consent

    Tip: lit. the same — and it must be as easy as giving it.

  7. 7

    en integritetspolicy

    a privacy policy

    Tip: lit. the same.

  8. 8

    som ingen läser

    which nobody reads

    Tip: lit. the same.

  9. 9

    en kakbanner

    a cookie banner

    Tip: lit. the same.

  10. 10

    neka alla

    to reject all

    Tip: lit. the same — and it must be one click.

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    en registerutdragsbegäran

    a data subject request

    Tip: lit. the same.

  12. 12

    rätten att bli glömd

    the right to be forgotten

    Tip: lit. the same.

  13. 13

    rätten till rättelse

    the right to correction

    Tip: lit. the same.

  14. 14

    dataportabilitet

    data portability

    Tip: lit. the same.

  15. 15

    en personuppgiftsincident

    a data breach

    Tip: lit. the same.

  16. 16

    anmäld inom sjuttiotvå timmar

    reported within seventy-two hours

    Tip: lit. the same.

  17. 17

    böter på fyra procent

    a fine of four percent

    Tip: lit. the same — of global turnover.

  18. 18

    ett personnummer

    a personal identity number

    Tip: lit. the same — and it is everywhere.

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    som inte är hemligt

    which is not secret

    Tip: lit. the same — surprising to foreigners.

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    offentlighetsprincipen

    the principle of public access

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    din inkomst är offentlig

    your income is public

    Tip: lit. the same — anyone may ask.

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    och din adress också

    and so is your address

    Tip: lit. the same.

  23. 23

    skyddad identitet

    protected identity

    Tip: lit. the same — for those at risk.

  24. 24

    sekretessmarkering

    a confidentiality marking

    Tip: lit. the same.

  25. 25

    BankID

    a digital identification

    Tip: lit. the same — used by almost everyone.

  26. 26

    signera med mobilen

    to sign with your phone

    Tip: lit. the same.

  27. 27

    till bank, skatt och vård

    for bank, tax and healthcare

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    aldrig använda det åt någon annan

    never to use it for someone else

    Tip: lit. the same — the constant warning.

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    ett bedrägeriförsök på telefon

    a fraud attempt by phone

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    någon som påstår sig vara banken

    someone claiming to be the bank

    Tip: lit. the same.

  31. 31

    lägg på och ring upp själv

    hang up and ring back

    Tip: lit. the same — the advice.

  32. 32

    banken frågar aldrig om det

    the bank never asks for that

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    identitetsstöld

    identity theft

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    en kreditspärr

    a credit freeze

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    en adresspärr

    an address block

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    tvåfaktorsautentisering

    two-factor authentication

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    en lösenordshanterare

    a password manager

    Tip: lit. the same.

  38. 38

    samma lösenord överallt

    the same password everywhere

    Tip: lit. the same — what most people do.

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    övervakning

    surveillance

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    en kamera på allmän plats

    a camera in a public place

    Tip: lit. the same — and it needs a permit.

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    en signalspaningslag

    a signals intelligence law

    Tip: lit. the same — FRA, and it was contested.

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    datalagring

    data retention

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    en intresseavvägning

    a balance of interests

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    säkerhet mot integritet

    security against privacy

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    en svensk paradox

    a Swedish paradox

    Tip: lit. the same.

  46. 46

    högt förtroende för staten

    high trust in the state

    Tip: lit. the same.

  47. 47

    och låg tolerans för företag

    and low tolerance for companies

    Tip: lit. the same.

  48. 48

    dela allt med Skatteverket

    to share everything with the tax office

    Tip: lit. the same — without hesitation.

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    och inget med en app

    and nothing with an app

    Tip: lit. the same.

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    vilket är begripligt här

    which makes sense here

    Tip: lit. the same.