Meta will not use the data of Facebook and Instagram users in Switzerland to train its AI either. The US company had originally announced that the data of adult users could be used for AI training from 26 June 2024. The US company expressly confirms to the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner that the data of users in Switzerland will not be used to train AI. The FDPIC had asked Meta to do so in writing on 17 June…
Read moreSWISS SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: New factsheet on planning and justifying online access
Online access to personal data can cause serious prejudice to the fundamental rights of the data subjects concerned. Federal authorities must therefore plan such access in good time in accordance with the Federal Act on Data Protection and justify it to their political overseers. In a new factsheet, the FDPIC shows how this should be done. In numerous laws, federal and cantonal legislators instruct the authorities in their own political community to enable the online disclosure of personal data to…
Read moreSWISS SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: Data Protection Commissioner welcomes public debate on the inter-cantonal agreement on the exchange of data between police corps and the planned involvement of the federal governm
The Conference of Cantonal Justice and Police Directors (CCJPD) has conducted a consultation on an agreement on the exchange of police data. Following the criticism of the agreement expressed by the Commissioner both in the consultation and in the media, several police corps commanders and the CCJPD felt compelled to publicly reject the FDPIC’s criticism. The planned agreement aims to establish a common police data area by setting up a search platform. The platform would enable cantonal police corps to…
Read moreSWISS SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY: Data Protection Day 2024: Digital transformation – Do we still have control over our data?
To mark International Data Protection Day, experts will be discussing the topic of ‘Data protection and vulnerability’ at the University of Lausanne on 26 January. In his presentation entitled ‘Digital transformation – Do we still have control over our data?’, Florian Harms, head of the Data Protection Division at the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner FDPIC, reflects on the interplay between the ability and willingness to control personal data in light of the authority’s recent experiences. The event is…
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