Processing personal data in Norwegian companies and public bodies

The survey suggests a basic positive attitude towards the protection of privacy and towards the Personal Data act among the organisations. Knowledge of the Personal Data Act and the duties which stem from it are meanwhile little known. Quite a lot of the organisations hold that the requirements do not apply to them, even though they process personal data and therefore are covered by the law. A small part of the organisations say that they completely agree that they fulfil the concrete requirements which stem from the law or the regulations. This applies to the requirement for data security, internal control and information to those to whom the data refers.