Is it legal to recording phone calls in Denmark?
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Legal position
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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.
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 or edge cases
Without a sufficient documentation need or another valid basis, Datatilsynet says organisations should consider whether consent is required.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
Specific penalties depend on the exact offence and circumstances.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
Police can enforce the criminal law, and Datatilsynet can enforce data-protection rules for recorded calls containing personal data.
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Compare this activity in other countries
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Australia
Australia does not have a single clean national yes or no answer for recording phone calls because the OAIC says relevant state and territory laws apply and specifically notes laws covering the monitoring and recording of telephone conversations.
Austria
Austria’s criminal-law rule on recording non-public speech can apply to call recording, so there is no clean national yes or no without checking consent and legal authority.
Belgium
Belgium's data protection authority says it is in principle prohibited to record electronic conversations, including professional phone conversations, unless a recognized exception applies.
Canada
Recording a phone call in Canada is not a flat yes or no because a private communication cannot be knowingly intercepted unless one of the parties consents or another legal exception applies.
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