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Datatilsynet reports 2024 as record year for new cases and data breaches

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The authority issued its largest fine to date, and experienced an increase in reports of personal data breaches.

The Danish Data Protection Authority Datatilsynet is labelling 2024 as a record year with more new cases and “many important guidance initiatives, larger case complexes and assignments of an international nature.” The authority created 18,816 new cases – the highest number of cases to date, and 754 more cases than 2023.

It also filed five

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