country: Sweden
framework: GDPR
region: EU
language: sv
version: 2024-06
status: published
last_updated: 2025-06-30
source_verified: true
authority: Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY) – Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection
notes:
- Sweden enforces GDPR directly, with complementary provisions under the Swedish Data
  Protection Act (Dataskyddslagen 2018:218).
- IMY is active in publishing guidance on data subject rights, employment surveillance,
  health data, and children’s privacy.
categories:
- name: Full Name
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: personal_name
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - identity
- name: Email Address
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: digital_contact
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - contact
- name: Phone Number
  type: direct_identifier
  subtype: telecom_contact
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - core
  - contact
- name: IP Address
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: network_identifier
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  - authority: IMY
    guideline: Cookies and tracking technologies
    url: https://www.imy.se/vagledningar/cookies/
  category_tags:
  - digital
  - behavioral
- name: Personnummer (Swedish Personal Identity Number)
  type: national_identifier
  subtype: government_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - national_id
  - government_id
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '87'
  - national_law: Dataskyddslagen 2018:218
    chapter: 3 §
    description: Limits use of personnummer to cases where clearly justified
  category_tags:
  - identity
  - sensitive
- name: Health Data
  type: special_category
  subtype: health
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - phi
  - sensitive
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  - authority: IMY
    guideline: Health data and patient records
    url: https://www.imy.se/vagledningar/halsa/
  category_tags:
  - health
  - sensitive
- name: Biometric Data (e.g., facial scans, iris recognition)
  type: special_category
  subtype: biometric
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - biometric
  - sensitive
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 9(1)
  category_tags:
  - biometric
  - sensitive
- name: Location Data (workplace entry logs, real-time GPS)
  type: behavioral
  subtype: geolocation
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: 4(1)
  category_tags:
  - tracking
  - digital
- name: Cookie Identifiers / Behavioral Tracking
  type: indirect_identifier
  subtype: device_id
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - tracking
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    recital: '30'
  - authority: IMY
    guideline: Cookies guidance
    url: https://www.imy.se/vagledningar/cookies/
  category_tags:
  - digital
  - tracking
- name: Employment Records (reviews, scheduling, camera monitoring)
  type: contextual_identifier
  subtype: hr_data
  required_masking: true
  tags:
  - pii
  - hr_data
  - workplace_monitoring
  citations:
  - regulation: GDPR
    article: '88'
  - authority: IMY
    guideline: Employee monitoring and data processing
    url: https://www.imy.se/verksamhet/yrkesutovning/arbetsliv/
  category_tags:
  - employment
  - sensitive