Data Privacy & Digital Rights

Denmark operates under GDPR + Databeskyttelsesloven. Datatilsynet enforces. Straffeloven §264d criminalises non-consensual sharing of intimate imagery.

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Denmark's data-protection framework is EU GDPR as supplemented by Databeskyttelsesloven (Data Protection Act, Lov nr 502 af 23 maj 2018). Regulator: Datatilsynet. For non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), Straffeloven §264d criminalises sharing of intimate imagery without consent — penalties up to 3 years' imprisonment. Investigation: Danish Police (cybercrime cases route to NC3).

Key Laws

EU GDPR + Databeskyttelsesloven (Lov nr 502 af 23 maj 2018)

Regulation (EU) 2016/679; Lov nr 502/2018

Danish data-protection framework. Data-subject rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection. Regulator: Datatilsynet.

Straffeloven §264d (privacy / image-based abuse)

LBK No 1360/2022 §264d

Criminalises unauthorised passing on of images or messages relating to private matters of others, including intimate imagery. Penalties up to 3 years for aggravated cases (e.g., distribution of intimate images of another person without consent).

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