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🇨🇭 Switzerland

Switzerland's revised Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP) entered into force on 1 September 2023, modernizing Swiss privacy law and aligning it more closely with the EU GDPR while keeping a less formalistic approach. It is supervised by the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC).

revFADPData privacy · since 2023
Revised Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP)

The revised Federal Act on Data Protection entered into force on 1 September 2023, replacing the 1992 act without a separate transition period. It modernizes Swiss data protection, expands sensitive-data categories to include genetic and biometric data, and introduces GDPR-aligned obligations while remaining less formalistic. The FDPIC supervises and enforces the law.

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