The Swedish data protection authority, Datainspektionen, announced it has received 3,000 complaints and 3,500 reported data breaches since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect, Telecompaper reports. In its first data integrity report, the DPA said the majority of the complaints involved video surveillance and direct marketing, while six out of ten reported breaches were due to "human agency." The agency found three out of four citizens are concerned about how their personal information is used; however, only half of the businesses and authorities in the country work continuously on data protection.
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