Protection of transparency and privacy remains critical – and must be improved
Bern, 30.6.2020 - As the number of requests for access to Federal Administration records continues to increase, the fact that the vast majority of these are approved, contrasts with the Administration’s efforts to water down the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) by introducing exceptions. For almost three years there have been ongoing discussions about modernising the Data Protection Act, while swift changes envisaged by major digital projects pose an increasing challenge to the Confederation’s supervisory authority for data protection matters. The 2019/2020 Annual Report from the Federal Data Protec-tion and Information Commissioner (FDPIC), which is published today, highlights these two areas of tension.