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| company_name = The Norwegian Data Protection Authority

| company_logo = [[Image:Datatilsynet logo.jpg]]

| company_type = [[Norwegian{{Infobox government agencies|Government agency]]

| company_namename = The = Norwegian Data Protection Authority

| foundation = 1980

| company_logologo = [[Image:Datatilsynet logo.jpg]]

| ___location = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]

| formed = {{start date|1980|df=y}}

| key_people = [[Bjørn Erik Thon]] (Director)

| area_servedjurisdiction = [[Norway]]

| ___locationheadquarters = [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]

| industry =

| productsemployees = 60

| budget = NOK 68 m

| revenue =

| chief1_name = Line Coll

| operating_income =

| chief1_position = Director

| net_income =

| website = {{URL|datatilsynet.no}}

| num_employees =

| parent = [[Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform|Ministry of Government Administration and Reform]]

| subsid =

| homepage = [http://www.datatilsynet.no www.datatilsynet.no]

| footnotes =

}}

The '''The Norwegian Data Protection Authority''' ({{lang-langx|no|Datatilsynet}}) is an [[NorwayGovernment agency|Norwegianagency]] of the [[Norwegian government|Norwegian agencies|Government agency]] responsible for managing the ''Personal Data Act'' of 2000'', concerning [[privacy]] concerns. This Act replaced the ''Data Register Act 1978'' of 1978.

The authority is based in [[Oslo]], and is an independent administrative body under the [[Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform|Ministry of Government Administration and Reform]]. It is the [[national data protection authority]] for Norway.

[[Helge Seip]] served as its first director from 1980 to 1989, and [[Georg Apenes]] served from 1989 to 2010. Ove Skåra served as acting director from April 2010. From May 2010 to April 2022, [[Bjørn Erik Thon]] served as director.

On 28 May 2010, [[Bjørn Erik Thon]] was appointed as new director.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article3669131.ece|title=Bjørn Erik Thon blir ny direktør i Datatilsynet|last=Holgersen|first=Jon D.|date=28 May 2010|work=Aftenposten|language=Norwegianno|accessdateaccess-date=28 May 2010}}</ref>

On 22 April 2022, Line Coll was appointed director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Line Coll blir ny direktør i Datatilsynet |url=https://www.datatilsynet.no/aktuelt/aktuelle-nyheter-2022/line-coll-blir-ny-direktor-i-datatilsynet/ |access-date=2022-08-22 |website=Datatilsynet |language=no}}</ref>

==References==

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==External links==

* {{Official website|datatilsynet.no}}

*[http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/10/11/kultur/debatt/kommentar/politikk/datatilsynet/18538147/ (translation: "Divide and concquer — the Cabinet wants to rid itself of yet another meddling guard dog. Now it ''Datatilsynet'''s turn.") ''Splitt og hersk — Regjeringen vil kvitte seg med enda en brysom vaktbikkje. Nå står Datatilsynet for tur.'']

*{{cite news|title=(translation: The inspectorate accomplished (in 2011) fewer audits to protect your privacy) Datatilsynet førte færre tilsyn for å overvåke personvernet ditt i 2011|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Datatilsynet-frte-frre-tilsyn-for--overvke-personvernet-ditt-i-2011-6730472.html|date=2012-01-01|author=Færaas, Arild|language=Norwegian}}

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