Anpassningsskyldighet för tillhandahållare av nummeroberoende interpersonella kommunikationstjänster - En utredning av vilka konsekvenser en anpassningsskyldighet för tillhandahållare av allmänt tillgängliga Noik kan medföra ur ett integritetsperspektiv.
(2025) JURM02 20252Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- Organized crime in Sweden is on a continuous upward trend. Law enforcement authorities are doing what they can to counteract this development, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain control.
In an attempt to facilitate the work of these authorities, the Government decided on August 5, 2021, to appoint a special inquiry tasked with reviewing the legislation that obliges providers of certain communication services to retain data and disclose it upon request from the relevant law enforcement authorities. This inquiry resulted in SOU 2023:22, which proposes that providers of publicly available number-independent interpersonal communication services should also be subject to data retention and disclosure obligations,... (More) - Organized crime in Sweden is on a continuous upward trend. Law enforcement authorities are doing what they can to counteract this development, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain control.
In an attempt to facilitate the work of these authorities, the Government decided on August 5, 2021, to appoint a special inquiry tasked with reviewing the legislation that obliges providers of certain communication services to retain data and disclose it upon request from the relevant law enforcement authorities. This inquiry resulted in SOU 2023:22, which proposes that providers of publicly available number-independent interpersonal communication services should also be subject to data retention and disclosure obligations, obligations that currently apply only to traditional telecommunications operators. The referral of the SOU to relevant bodies prompted a storm of criticism. One of the more controversial measures proposed is that service providers should be required to decrypt encrypted communication in order to deliver it in clear text. The criticism was largely aligned in asserting that the potential positive consequences of such an implementation do not outweigh the infringement on fundamental human rights and freedoms entailed by the proposal.
After receiving the statements of opinion, the Government created a draft of a proposal referred to the Council on Legislation for consideration that appears to retain the same focus as the SOU – combating crime. With this, the criticism persisted. The legislative proposal is not in line with fundamental legal principles and EU law; it constitutes an impermissible restriction on the right to privacy; breaking encryption poses an excessive security risk; and an implementation would risk hindering digital development, to name a few of the potential consequences highlighted in the comments.
In this highly technical field, there is reason to attach weight to statements submitted by experts in the relevant areas. These also go hand in hand with criticism expressed from other quarters. A “backdoor” to encrypted communication can never be exclusive to law enforcement authorities, and the risk of exploitation by malicious actors is significant. Thus, it can be concluded that society's need for privacy and secure communication outweighs the crime-fighting objectives emphasized in the legislative proposal. Furthermore, there is no evidence to suggest that the thesis posited by the proposal – that it would lead to more effective crime prevention – will become a reality, which makes it difficult to justify the proposal's proportionality and expediency.
While it is undisputed that the current regulatory framework requires modernization to keep pace with digital development, such modernization must be carefully designed and must not result in consequences that are more harmful than beneficial. It is therefore recommended that a new, comprehensive impact assessment be conducted in which all identified criticisms are addressed. In any re-evaluation of the legislative proposal, it is essential to enlist the help of experts in the field of technology in order to avoid the discrepancy that has now arisen between law and technology in the future. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Den organiserade brottsligheten i Sverige går som på ett löpande band i stigande riktning. Brottsbekämpande myndigheter gör vad de kan för att motverka denna utveckling men det blir allt svårare att hålla hårt i tyglarna.
I ett försök att underlätta dessa myndigheters arbete beslutade regeringen den 5 augusti 2021 att tillsätta en särskild utredning med uppdrag att se över den lagstiftning som ålägger tillhandahållare av vissa kommunikationstjänster att lagra uppgifter och lämna ut dessa efter begäran av aktuell brottsbekämpande myndighet. Denna utredning resulterade i SOU 2023:22 som föreslår att även tillhandahållare av allmänt tillgängliga nummeroberoende interpersonella kommunikationstjänster ska omfattas av den lagrings- och... (More) - Den organiserade brottsligheten i Sverige går som på ett löpande band i stigande riktning. Brottsbekämpande myndigheter gör vad de kan för att motverka denna utveckling men det blir allt svårare att hålla hårt i tyglarna.
I ett försök att underlätta dessa myndigheters arbete beslutade regeringen den 5 augusti 2021 att tillsätta en särskild utredning med uppdrag att se över den lagstiftning som ålägger tillhandahållare av vissa kommunikationstjänster att lagra uppgifter och lämna ut dessa efter begäran av aktuell brottsbekämpande myndighet. Denna utredning resulterade i SOU 2023:22 som föreslår att även tillhandahållare av allmänt tillgängliga nummeroberoende interpersonella kommunikationstjänster ska omfattas av den lagrings- och anpassningsskyldighet som idag endast träffar traditionella teleoperatörer. Remiss av utredningens betänkande till berörda instanser resulterade i en kritikstorm. En av de mer kontroversiella åtgärderna som föreslås är att tjänstetillhandahållarna ska avkryptera krypterad kommunikation för att kunna leverera den i klartext. Kritiken gick i linje med att de positiva konsekvenser som kan uppstå till följd av en implementering inte väger tyngre än det intrång som förslaget innebär i grundläggande mänskliga fri- och rättigheter.
Efter att ha mottagit samtliga remissyttranden skapade regeringen ett utkast till lagrådsremiss som tycks ha samma fokus som SOU:n – brottsbekämpning. Kritiken kom alltjämt, nu mot förslaget i utkastet till lagrådsremiss. Lagförslaget är inte i linje med grundläggande rättsliga principer och EU-rättslig reglering; det utgör en otillåten inskränkning i rätten till privatliv; att bryta kryptering utgör en allt för hög säkerhetsrisk och en implementering hade hämmat den digitala utvecklingen, för att redogöra för några av de potentiella konsekvenser som frambringades i remissyttranden.
På detta högst tekniska område finns anledning att lägga vikt vid uttalande i remissvar angivna av experter på området. Dessa går även hand i hand med kritik som riktats från andra håll. En ”bakdörr” till krypterad kommunikation kan aldrig vara exklusiv till endast brottsbekämpande myndigheter och risken att denna används av illvilliga aktörer är överhängande. Således går att landa i att samhällets behov av privatliv och säker kommunikation väger tyngre än det brottsbekämpande syfte som lyfts i lagförslaget. Vidare finns inte heller något underlag för att av lagförslaget uppställd tes – en mer effektiv brottsbekämpning – kommer bli verklighet, något som gör det svårt att motivera lagförslagets proportionalitet och ändamålsenlighet.
Att dagens regelverk behöver moderniseras för att följa den digitala utvecklingen är inget som argumenteras emot. Däremot behöver en sådan modernisering vara väl genomtänkt och inte medföra fler negativa konsekvenser än positiva sådana. Det rekommenderas att en ny, mångfasetterad konsekvensbedömning genomförs där samtlig kritik bemöts. I omvärderingen av lagförslaget krävs att man tar hjälp av experter på teknikens område för att undvika den diskrepans som nu uppstått mellan juridik och teknik i framtiden. (Less)
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- author
- Svensson, Amilia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- Adaption obligation for providers of number independent interpersonal communication services - An investigation into the consequences of an adaption obligation for providers of NI-ICS through an integrity perspective.
- course
- JURM02 20252
- year
- 2025
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- IT-rätt, straffrätt, konstitutionell rätt
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9217023
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- 2026-01-18 12:46:30
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In an attempt to facilitate the work of these authorities, the Government decided on August 5, 2021, to appoint a special inquiry tasked with reviewing the legislation that obliges providers of certain communication services to retain data and disclose it upon request from the relevant law enforcement authorities. This inquiry resulted in SOU 2023:22, which proposes that providers of publicly available number-independent interpersonal communication services should also be subject to data retention and disclosure obligations, obligations that currently apply only to traditional telecommunications operators. The referral of the SOU to relevant bodies prompted a storm of criticism. One of the more controversial measures proposed is that service providers should be required to decrypt encrypted communication in order to deliver it in clear text. The criticism was largely aligned in asserting that the potential positive consequences of such an implementation do not outweigh the infringement on fundamental human rights and freedoms entailed by the proposal.
After receiving the statements of opinion, the Government created a draft of a proposal referred to the Council on Legislation for consideration that appears to retain the same focus as the SOU – combating crime. With this, the criticism persisted. The legislative proposal is not in line with fundamental legal principles and EU law; it constitutes an impermissible restriction on the right to privacy; breaking encryption poses an excessive security risk; and an implementation would risk hindering digital development, to name a few of the potential consequences highlighted in the comments.
In this highly technical field, there is reason to attach weight to statements submitted by experts in the relevant areas. These also go hand in hand with criticism expressed from other quarters. A “backdoor” to encrypted communication can never be exclusive to law enforcement authorities, and the risk of exploitation by malicious actors is significant. Thus, it can be concluded that society's need for privacy and secure communication outweighs the crime-fighting objectives emphasized in the legislative proposal. Furthermore, there is no evidence to suggest that the thesis posited by the proposal – that it would lead to more effective crime prevention – will become a reality, which makes it difficult to justify the proposal's proportionality and expediency.
While it is undisputed that the current regulatory framework requires modernization to keep pace with digital development, such modernization must be carefully designed and must not result in consequences that are more harmful than beneficial. It is therefore recommended that a new, comprehensive impact assessment be conducted in which all identified criticisms are addressed. In any re-evaluation of the legislative proposal, it is essential to enlist the help of experts in the field of technology in order to avoid the discrepancy that has now arisen between law and technology in the future.}},
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