Finland
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Data Protection Ombudsman
The Act on the Protection of Privacy in Electronic
Communications (PPEC 516/2004), which implements the Directive (2002/58/EC) of
the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the processing of personal
data and on the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector,
regulates direct marketing and service providers actions to control the spam
problem in Finland.
According to the Act on Data Protection in Electronic Communications, there are
two different enforcement agencies responsible for its enforcement in their own
fields: the Data Protection Ombudsman and the Finnish Communications Regulatory
Authority. The Data Protection Ombudsman
is the enforcement agency for the direct marketing regulations, which requires
prior consent for the use of electronic communication in direct marketing and in
general personal data processing needed in this kind of communications. The Finnish
Communications Regulatory Authority supervises the telecommunications
operators and corporate and association subscribers related to technical
measures concerning the information security and protection of privacy of the
communications networks and services.
According to Consumer Protection Act (38/1978), the Finnish
Consumer Agency and the Ombudsman supervise illegal marketing to
consumers.The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority has issued a regulation
on the information security and functioning of electronic mail services and
a recommendation of
its implementation based on the Act on the Protection of Privacy in Electronic
Communications. This regulation specifies the measures required from Internet-
and e-mail service providers to ensure the availability and information security
of their services.
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