Background & Purpose

Criminals often use digital services to hide their tracks, making it difficult for police to investigate financial crimes. The government wants to close these gaps by making it easier for authorities to get the information they need.

The Decision

The Swedish parliament decided that e-identification companies and crypto service providers must now share information with law enforcement when requested, even if the information is normally protected by secrecy.

Does this affect you?

  • Law enforcement agencies: They gain a new, powerful tool to investigate and prevent serious crimes by accessing digital identity and crypto transaction data.
  • E-identification and crypto companies: These businesses must now comply with new legal requirements to hand over user information when requested by authorities.

In Practice

  • Police and other law enforcement agencies can directly request data from e-identification companies.
  • Companies providing crypto services are now required to share information about their users with authorities.
  • The new rules help authorities track and prevent serious crimes involving digital identities and financial assets.
  • Confidentiality rules that previously protected this data will no longer prevent authorities from accessing it for criminal investigations.