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Recording phone calls in Denmark: legal status
Official Danish sources say business call recording is governed by the general data-protection rules, and secret listening to or recording telephone calls between other people is prohibited.
Quick facts
Record at a glance
| Jurisdiction | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Activity | recording phone calls |
| Topic | Surveillance |
| Answer | Depends |
| Official source | Official source checked |
| Next verification step | No follow-up note entered. |
Conditions
What would need to be true
A participant may record a call they take part in, or where at least one participant has consented; organisations must assess necessity, lawful basis, information duties, retention and whether consent is needed.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs
Without a sufficient documentation need or another valid basis, Datatilsynet says organisations should consider whether consent is required.
Penalties
Possible enforcement risk
Specific penalties depend on the exact offence and circumstances.
Enforcement
How this is usually enforced
Police can enforce the criminal law, and Datatilsynet can enforce data-protection rules for recorded calls containing personal data.
Same country
Related rules in Denmark
Rules in the same topic appear first, followed by broader links within the same country.
| Action | Answer | Source status | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| monitoring staff | Depends | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
| recording conversations | Depends | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
| recording people in public | Depends | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
| buy a pepper spray | Depends | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
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Other countries
Compare the same action elsewhere
Where the same action is live in other countries, you can switch straight from here.
| Jurisdiction | Answer | Source status | Last verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Depends | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
| Singapore | Depends | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
| Poland | Unclear | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
| Japan | Unclear | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
| India | Depends | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
| Hong Kong | Depends | Official source checked | 2026-04-04 |
Official sources
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