Data Protection Blog
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Compliance requirements under the revised Federal Data Protection Act (FADP)
Compliance requirements under the revised Federal Data Protection Act (FADP). Switzerland has modernized its Federal Data Protection Act and adapted data protection to changing circumstances. At the same time, the FADP has been adapted to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), so that Switzerland will continue to be recognized by the EU…
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Liability under the revised Federal Data Protection Act (FADP)
Liability under the revised Federal Data Protection Act (FADP). The revised FADP entered into force on 01 September 2023. It provides for criminal sanctions for willful failure to comply with data protection obligations. In the future, willful disregard of the new data protection obligations under the FADP can be prosecuted and punished with a fine…
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Data protection information obligations under the Federal Data Protection Act (FADP)
Data protection information obligations under the Federal Data Protection Act (FADP) Under the previous version of the FADP, which was in force before 1 September 2023, controllers were only required to provide information to data subjects when collecting sensitive personal data or when creating personality profiles. The revised FADP, which came into force on 1…