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IN 1973 Sweden passed a Data Protection Act, the act stayed unchanged for 20 years until the Data Act Committee was commissioned in 1993. The commission was given two tasks:

	First, To to revise the 1973 Data Protection Act and, to make recommendations on how to implement the EC Directive on Data Protection (95/46/EC) into Swedish law.
	Second, Adjust the rules in the Constitution on public access to official documents (including electronic documents and registers) to the new technology.

The Commission recommended the enactment of a new Data Protection Act based, by and large, on the then current (second) proposal for an EC Directive. The recommendation was not followed.

Summary of the 1973 Data Protection Act and the EC Directive on Data Protection and the Committees recommendations.

In Sweden there are no cryptography restrictions for users. Sweden is likely to continue with that policy, and monitor, from time to time, how the various interests are balanced. Sweden is looking for a balanced crypto-policy which will take into account:

	The needs of the users (businesses, government, individuals).
	The interests of law enforcement.
	The interests with regard to national security

The Swedish government has published a paper about what they are considering as policy for cryptography (This is a .pdf document requires Adobe Acrobat).