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Sweden: IMY fines Google for GDPR violations

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IMY fines Google for GDPR violations

On 10 March 2020, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) concluded an investigation into the company Google for violating the GDPR on a number of counts. The dispute concerned firstly the removal of search results requested by data subje…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
search service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2020-03-10
under investigation

On 10 March 2020, the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) concluded an investigation int…

2020-11-23
under investigation

On 23 November 2020, the Stockholm Administrative Court issued a ruling on Google LLC's appeal agai…

2021-11-30
under investigation

On 30 November 2021, the Gothenburg Court of Appeal issued a judgment in a case between Google LLC …

2022-12-20
in force

On 20 December 2022, the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court decided not to grant an appeal in the…