One Year Under The Revised Swiss Data Protection Act: Key Changes And Insights

More than a year has passed since the revised Swiss Data Protection Act (Federal Act on Data Protection - FADP) entered into force on 1 September 2023, together with the new Ordinance to the Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Ordinance) and the new Ordinance on Data Protection Certification (Data Protection Certification Ordinance). It introduced new obligations for private persons and federal bodies, extended the rights of data subjects and significantly tightened personal criminal liability for violations of the FADP.

This article looks back on the first year under Switzerland's new data protection act by first recalling the most important changes and then summarising the latest developments since the entry into force of the revised law.