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Evolving supervision, increased AI focus: Inside the Danish DPA’s latest annual report

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Denmark’s Data Protection Authority has shifted towards stricter AI oversight, proactive GDPR regulation, and risk-based enforcement.

One of the main premises behind the Danish Data Protection Authority (DPA) Datatilsynet’s work in 2025 has been to embed data protection considerations into digital solutions and organizational decision-making processes. This signals a move away from looking at data protection as a merely formal regulatory requirement and more of an