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2020–2021·The Swedish Police Authority (Polismyndigheten)

The police's use of Clearview AI breached data protection law

Settled/established
What happened
Employees of the Swedish Police Authority used the facial recognition service Clearview AI without the authority having decided on the processing and without an impact assessment.
Who reviewed
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY, formerly the Data Inspection Board)
Criticism
IMY established that the Police Authority had processed personal data in breach of the Criminal Data Act, lacked procedures and had not carried out the prescribed impact assessment.
Outcome
An administrative fine of SEK 2.5 million. The Police Authority was ordered to inform those affected and to introduce procedures.
Agency's own reply
The Police Authority has stated that the use has ceased, that internal training has been carried out and that procedures for assessing new technical tools have been introduced.

Sources

Primary sourceIMY DI-2020-2719 — Tillsyn av Polismyndighetens användning av Clearview AI (2021-02-10)

Updated 2026-07-08

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  author       = {SVERIGEFAKTA},
  title        = {SVERIGEFAKTA},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://sverigefakta.com/en/agency-oversight/polisen-clearview-2021}},
  note         = {Dataset v2026.2, accessed 2026-10-02}
}
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