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Danmarks databeskyttelseslove: GDPR, Datatilsynet og AI-forordningen (2026)

Independently fact-checked against primary sources (last audited 10. september 2026). · Reviewed by the RecordingLaw editorial team. · Law checked current as of 10. september 2026. · 4 primary sources cited on this page. How we verify our legal content

Danmarks databeskyttelseslove: GDPR, Datatilsynet og AI-forordningen (2026)

Updates

Corrected the age of digital consent to 15, which has been the law since 1 January 2024; replaced the outdated enforcement record with the DKK 1.5 million IDdesign judgment of 2 September 2025 and the CJEU ruling behind it, the decided Taxa 4x35 and Danske Bank outcomes, and the Supreme Court compensation ruling of 24 August 2026; restated the CPR, criminal-data, journalism, employment and CCTV provisions to match the statutes; noted that fines can also be settled out of court by fine notice; and added Danish and EU primary sources throughout. Corrected the Chromebook enforcement history (ban on Helsingor Kommune 14 July 2022, upheld 18 August 2022, suspended 8 September 2022 alongside compliance orders that reached 53 municipalities by 24 October 2022, order of 30 January 2024 to those 53 with an August 2024 deadline, criticism of 51 municipalities on 2 February 2026), dated both Danish Registers Acts to 8 June 1978, removed the claim that 2024 was Datatilsynet's busiest year now that 2025 recorded 20,536 new cases, clarified that section 11 of Law No. 467 only empowers the minister to create a fine-notice route for AI Act cases, and dropped an unverified cookie enforcement action from the changelog.

Independently fact-checked against the cited primary sources; governing law re-checked for recent changes

Større opdatering: Tilføjet analyse af EU's AI-forordning (lov nr. 467/2025), citat af GDPR-betragtning 151, domstolsbøden mod Arp-Hansen (1 mio. kr., 2023), Netcompany-indstillingen på 15 mio. kr., Danske Bank-indstillingen på 10 mio. kr., landsrettens GDPR-godtgørelsesdom (august 2025), håndhævelse af cookieregler mod JP/Politikens Hus og Berlingske, opdatering om DPF og Google Analytics, statistik over bruddanmeldelser (2024-2025), forslag om aldersgrænse for sociale medier samt nye afsnit om krav til DPO'er, anmeldelse af brud, tabel over registreredes rettigheder, behandling af oplysninger om strafbare forhold og behandlingsgrundlag/samtykke.

Reviewed and approved by an editor

Første offentliggørelse med gennemgang af GDPR-rammen, Datatilsynets struktur, den domstolsbaserede bødemodel, reglerne om CPR-numre, tv-overvågningsordningen og den digitale samtykkealder.

Sources and References

  1. Databeskyttelsesloven (konsolideret lovbekendtgørelse nr. 289 af 8. marts 2024)(datatilsynet.dk).gov
  2. Datatilsynet - Dansk lovgivning(datatilsynet.dk).gov
  3. GDPR-betragtning 151 - Administrative bøder i Danmark og Estland(gdpr-info.eu)
  4. EU's AI-forordning (EU) 2024/1689(eur-lex.europa.eu).gov
  5. Regulations.ai - Danmarks AI-lov nr. 467/2025(regulations.ai)
  6. ai-regulation.com - Danmarks nationale AI-lov(ai-regulation.com)
  7. EDPB - Bødeindstilling mod Taxa 4x35(edpb.europa.eu).gov
  8. IAPP - Landsrettens bøde til Arp-Hansen Hotels, 2023(iapp.org)
  9. IAPP - Indstilling af 10 mio. kr. mod Danske Bank(iapp.org)
  10. Global Relay - Indstilling af 15 mio. kr. mod Netcompany(grip.globalrelay.com)
  11. TechGDPR - Dansk landsrets GDPR-godtgørelsesdom 2025(techgdpr.com)
  12. Clickport - Google Analytics i Danmark 2026(clickport.io)
  13. White and Case - GDPR i Danmark(whitecase.com)
  14. DLA Piper - Databeskyttelse i Danmark(dlapiperdataprotection.com)
  15. IAPP - Analyse af den danske databeskyttelseslovs GDPR-undtagelser(iapp.org)
  16. activeMind - Den danske sanktionsmodel(activemind.legal)
  17. GDPRhub - Arp-Hansen-afgørelsen(gdprhub.eu)
  18. GDPRhub - Danske Bank-afgørelsen(gdprhub.eu)
  19. Plesner - Danske initiativer om digital beskyttelse af børn(plesner.com)
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