12 mai 2025|
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|7 months agoSwiss Digital Surveillance Proposal Faces Widespread Opposition
A proposed revision to Switzerland's digital surveillance regulations encounters significant resistance from political parties and industry stakeholders over privacy concerns.
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- The Federal Council's proposed revision to digital surveillance regulations has faced widespread opposition from political parties and industry stakeholders
- Multiple political parties including Greens, Socialists, Liberal Greens, PLR/FDP, and UDC/SVP have voiced opposition
- The proposal introduces a tiered system categorizing providers based on revenue and user base
- The revision would expand scope to include infrastructure-less communication service providers
By The Numbers
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Number of tiers in the proposed provider categorization system
They Said
"The revision amounts to a serious assault on fundamental rights, SMEs, and the rule of law"
"The proposed changes would force it to abandon its long-standing principle of data minimisation"