Norwegian Data Protection Authority

Agency overview
Formed| 1980 (1980)
Jurisdiction| Norway
Headquarters| Oslo, Norway
Employees| 60
Annual budget| NOK 68 m
Agency executive|

* Line Coll, Director

Website| datatilsynet.no

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Norwegian: Datatilsynet) is an agency of the Norwegian Government responsible for managing the Personal Data Act 2000, concerning privacy concerns. This Act replaced the Data Register Act 1978.

The authority is based in Oslo, and is an independent administrative body under the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform. It is the national data protection authority for Norway.

Helge Seip served as its first director from 1980 to 1989, and Georg Apenes served from 1989 to 2010. Ove Skåra served as acting director from April 2010. From May 2010 to April 2022, Bjørn Erik Thon served as director.

On 28 May 2010, Bjørn Erik Thon was appointed as new director.[1]

On 22 April 2022, Line Coll was appointed director.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Holgersen, Jon D. (28 May 2010). "Bjørn Erik Thon blir ny direktør i Datatilsynet". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 May 2010.
2. ^ "Line Coll blir ny direktør i Datatilsynet". Datatilsynet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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Privacy

Principles|

* Right of access to personal data
* Expectation of privacy
* Right to privacy
* Right to be forgotten
* Post-mortem privacy

Privacy laws|

* Australia
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Denmark
* England
* European Union
* Germany
* Ghana
* New Zealand
* Russia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Switzerland
* United Kingdom
* United States
* California, amended in 2020

Data protection authorities|

* Australia
* Denmark
* European Union
* France
* Germany
* India
* Indonesia
* Ireland
* Isle of Man
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Philippines
* Poland
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Thailand
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

Areas|

* Consumer
* Digital
* Education
* Medical
* Workplace

Information privacy|

* Automotive
* Law
* Financial
* Internet
* Facebook
* Google
* Twitter
* Email
* Personal data
* Personal identifier
* Social networking services
* Privacy-enhancing technologies
* Privacy engineering
* Privacy-invasive software
* Privacy policy
* Privacy software
* Secret ballot
* Virtual assistant privacy

Advocacy organizations|

* American Civil Liberties Union
* Center for Democracy and Technology
* Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
* Data Privacy Lab
* Electronic Frontier Foundation
* Electronic Privacy Information Center
* European Digital Rights
* Future of Privacy Forum
* Global Network Initiative
* International Association of Privacy Professionals
* NOYB
* Privacy International

See also|

* Anonymity
* Cellphone surveillance
* Data security
* Eavesdropping
* Global surveillance
* Identity theft
* Mass surveillance
* Panopticon
* PRISM
* Search warrant
* Wiretapping
* Human rights
* Personality rights

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Portals:

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