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.

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personuppgifter
personal data
Tip: lit. the same.
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dataskyddsförordningen
the data protection regulation
Tip: lit. the same — GDPR.
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Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten
the data protection authority
Tip: lit. the same — IMY.
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en rättslig grund
a legal basis
Tip: lit. the same — you need one to process data.
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samtycke
consent
Tip: lit. the same.
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återkalla samtycket
to withdraw consent
Tip: lit. the same — and it must be as easy as giving it.
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en integritetspolicy
a privacy policy
Tip: lit. the same.
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som ingen läser
which nobody reads
Tip: lit. the same.
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en kakbanner
a cookie banner
Tip: lit. the same.
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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.
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rätten att bli glömd
the right to be forgotten
Tip: lit. the same.
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rätten till rättelse
the right to correction
Tip: lit. the same.
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dataportabilitet
data portability
Tip: lit. the same.
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en personuppgiftsincident
a data breach
Tip: lit. the same.
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anmäld inom sjuttiotvå timmar
reported within seventy-two hours
Tip: lit. the same.
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böter på fyra procent
a fine of four percent
Tip: lit. the same — of global turnover.
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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.
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skyddad identitet
protected identity
Tip: lit. the same — for those at risk.
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sekretessmarkering
a confidentiality marking
Tip: lit. the same.
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BankID
a digital identification
Tip: lit. the same — used by almost everyone.
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signera med mobilen
to sign with your phone
Tip: lit. the same.
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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.
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lägg på och ring upp själv
hang up and ring back
Tip: lit. the same — the advice.
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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.
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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.
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högt förtroende för staten
high trust in the state
Tip: lit. the same.
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och låg tolerans för företag
and low tolerance for companies
Tip: lit. the same.
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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.