Press releases
FDPIC concludes investigation into the Ricardo auction platform with recommendations
The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) concluded his case investigation into the Ricardo auction platform on 11 April 2024. In his final report, he recommended that Ricardo AG and the TX Group AG make data transfers and cross-platform tracking for the purpose of targeted advertising transparent and obtain valid consent for these practices from their users.
Digitalisation initiatives underestimate the need for privacy, transparency and the rule of law
In his latest activity report, the Commissioner notes that the importance of upholding privacy protection, the transparency principle and the rule of law are often underestimated and therefore not incorporated early enough into the planning of digital transformation projects. This is creating otherwise avoidable delays.
FDPIC concludes investigations into the company Xplain and the federal offices fedpol and FOCBS
In the three investigations, the FDPIC found violations of the Data Protection Act attributable to errors in the support process. The results of the investigations show that personal data from fedpol and the FOCBS were transferred to Xplain without the required data protection precautions being taken. The data were subsequently stored by Xplain in breach of data protection requirements and in some cases in breach of contractual obligations.