The Danish Data Protection Agency () was created, following the implementation of
EU Directive 95/46/EC
The Data Protection Directive, officially Directive 95/46/EC, enacted in October 1995, is a European Union directive which regulates the processing of personal data within the European Union (EU) and the free movement of such data. The Data Pro ...
, regarding the protection of individuals with regard to the process of personal information and the movement of such.
The agency exercises surveillance over the processing of data to which the act applies, however the agency primarily deals in specific cases on the basis of inquiries from public authorities or private individuals or cases taken up by the agency on its own initiative.
See also
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General Data Protection Regulation
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union regulation on data protection and privacy in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA). The GDPR is an important component of EU privacy law and of human rights law, in partic ...
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ePrivacy Regulation
The ePrivacy Regulation (ePR) is a proposal for the regulation of various privacy-related topics, mostly in relation to electronic communications within the European Union. Its full name is "Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Coun ...
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Privacy law in Denmark Privacy law in Denmark is supervised and enforced by the independent agency Datatilsynet (The Danish Data Protection Agency) based mainly upon the Act on Processing of Personal Data.
History of Danish Privacy Law
Privacy law in Denmark was origina ...
External links
Official website
Government agencies of Denmark
Data protection authorities
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