2020

29.10.2020 - Für die Erfassung von Kontaktdaten für das Contact Tracing besteht eine gesetzliche Grundlage. Die Covid-19-Verordnung besondere Lage sieht vor, welche Daten zu welchem Zweck gesammelt werden dürfen. Wie die Erfassung erfolgt, steht den verantwortlichen Betreibern und Organisatoren indes frei. Der Einsatz von Apps ist zulässig, sofern dabei der datenschutzrechtliche Rahmen eingehalten wird.

25.09.2020 - In its final vote, the Parliament adopted today the total revision of the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP). It was able to resolve the remaining differences standing in the way of more up-to-date protection of privacy.

11.09.2020 - Unter der Kurzbezeichnung «BAZG-Vollzugsaufgabengesetz» hat der Bundesrat heute die Vernehmlassung über ein Gesetzespaket eröffnet, mit dem er die rechtliche Grundlage für das Digitalisierungs- und Transformationsprogramm (DaziT) der Eidgenössischen Zollverwaltung schaffen will. Dabei handelt es sich um ein finanziell bedeutsames und datenschutzsensibles Grossvorhaben. Die Zollverwaltung und das dort integrierte Grenzwachtkorps sollen in ein neu zu schaffendes Zollpolizeiamt, das «Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG)», überführt werden. Dessen gesamte Belegschaft soll mit Polizeibefugnissen und damit zwangsbewehrten Datenbeschaffungskompetenzen ausgestattet werden.

16.07.2020 - In its judgment of 16 July 2020 in Case C-311/18 Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland Ltd and Maximilian Schrems, the Court of Justice annulled Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-US Privacy Shield. However, the EU Commission Decision 2010/87 on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to processors established in third countries remains valid.

12.06.2020 - After reviewing the NCSC report on Risk Estimation Proximity Tracing published today, the FDPIC has confirmed his assessment that the Swiss proximity tracing system operated by the Federal Office of Public Health and the SwissCovid app are data protection compliant.

19.05.2020 - The FDPIC supervises the implementation of the protection plans by private companies. He attaches importance to the fact that the procurement and transfer of personal data within the framework of these plans is voluntary.

01.05.2020 - The coronavirus pandemic is showing people all over Switzerland and, indeed, the world how a single event can completely change our surroundings and the way we do things. From one day to the next, it was no longer possible for us to meet friends and family in person, or exchange information with colleagues and hold meetings at our offices. In our work and in our private lives, we have abruptly switched to digital solutions such as audio or video conferencing systems. Despite the rush with which business meetings, children’s ‹visits› with their grandparents, or even parties have been moved online, we must not forget how important information security and data protection continue to be.

30.04.2020 - Data processing in the back end of the «Proximity Tracing-Application (PTAPP)» is proportionate from the perspective of the FDPIC.

23.04.2020 - FDPIC examines system architecture and demands proof of sufficient legal basis.

23.04.2020 - FDPIC examines system architecture and demands proof of sufficient legal basis.

20.04.2020 - Libra informs on FINMA's application and intensifies work on the data protection concept.

02.04.2020 - L’École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) a demandé le 21 mars 2020 au PFPDT de soumettre à une évaluation sommaire le projet d’une « Covid Proximity Tracing App » auquel elle participe.

17.03.2020 - The authorities, in cooperation with health institutions, are doing everything possible to stem the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Insofar as private individuals (in particular employers) process personal data to combat the pandemic, the principles set out in Article 4 of the Federal Act on Data Protection must be respected.

31.01.2020 - Following the referendum held in the United Kingdom in June 2016, the British government announced its decision to withdraw from the European Union (Brexit). The United Kingdom will leave the EU on 31 January 2020.