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Chapter 4, section 9c of the Swedish Penal Code. As described in section 5.1 above, a person who unlawfully obtains access to a recording for automatic data processing shall be sentenced for breach of data secrecy to a fine or imprisonment for at most two years, or, if the crime is gross, to imprisonment for at least six months and at most six years. Accordingly, digital trespassing is regarded as a criminal offence under Swedish law.
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Jörgen Axelsson: Setterwalls Advokatbyrå Stockholm AB