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This 2023 Swedish Gender Equality Agency report examines daily life for people with protected personal data. Its survey had 875 respondents. Relationship violence was the most frequently reported reason for protection, followed by work-related threats and threats from a criminal environment.
Thirty-seven percent reported that protected information had been disclosed on at least one occasion. The proportion was 42 percent among respondents protected because of relationship violence. Respondents most often attributed disclosures to ignorance or carelessness, and named healthcare, municipalities, courts and police, and private actors among the settings involved.
These are self-reports from a recruited population, not a representative leakage rate for every protected person. They nevertheless document recurring failure modes and the administrative costs of maintaining safety: moving, disrupted healthcare and work, delayed post, and difficulty using ordinary services.
The report informs Protected personal data in Sweden and the safety analysis in Swedish public-record privacy.