Update Bodycams: Publication of the decision against BLT
In a decision dated 29 September 2026, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) concluded its investigation into Baselland Transport AG (BLT) regarding the use of bodycams. As the BLT has filed an appeal, the case is pending before the Federal Administrative Court, and the decision has not yet entered into legal force.
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Bodycams – FDPIC prohibits BLT Baselland Transport AG from processing data
In a decision dated 29 September 2026, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) concluded its investigation into Baselland Transport AG (BLT) regarding the use of bodycams.
The FDPIC has opened an investigation into a transport company
In reference to media reports on the use of bodycams by train attendants at BLT Baselland Transport AG, the FDPIC announces that he has opened an investigation into this transport company in accordance with Art. 49 ff. of the Federal Act on Data Protection, as there are sufficient indications that a violation of data protection regulations may have occurred.