Norway’s data protection authority, Datatilsynet, said it does not support a proposal introduced by the Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Administration and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security that would allow internet protocol data to be disclosed to law enforcement. The proposal would only allow the data to be used to combat crime and find suspects. However, the DPA raised concerns about how IP data could potentially be linked to existing information about individuals in police databases. The DPA said it recommends the IP data disclosure go through the courts to “strengthen both legal certainty and trust in the measure.”
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