The FDPIC has therefore asked that the use of such measures be defined in much greater detail and be subject to a court order. The scope of monitoring and data collection measures has been broadened to include the use of government Trojan spyware and IMSI-Catchers, both of which pose serious risks from the perspective of the protection of privacy. In the area of government surveillance, the focus this year was on the new Intelligence Service Act and the Swiss Federal Law on the Monitoring of Postal and Telecommunications Traffic (BÜPF). Given that Moneyhouse is only willing to implement the recommendation in part, the FDPIC has decided to refer the case to the Federal Administrative Court. After seeking further clarifications form the credit reference agency Moneyhouse regarding a range of services offered on its website, which disclosed vast amounts of data about private individuals without their consent, the FDPIC issued a recommendation at the end of the year.
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After examining the facts, the FDPIC took the issue up with Postfinance, which then agreed to give customers a free choice and to provide them with more detailed information. Customers who refused to authorise the use of their data for evaluation purposes were told that they would be excluded from e-Banking services. Last year, for example, Postfinance created something of a stir when it announced that it intended to analyse the payment transactions of account holders conducted via its online banking portal. He also gave his opinion on important draft legislation.ĭevelopments in connection with Big Data and the linkage and analysis of large data collections are also reflected in the FDPIC’s Report on Activities. On the subject of public access to official records, the FDPIC acted as mediator helping to settle disputes between applicants and the authorities and issued a number of recommendations. On the data protection front, the period under review (2014 – 2015) was marked by two main activities: the supervision of corporate data processing and providing advice to citizens, the authorities and companies. Federal Data Protection and Information Commissionerīern, - The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) Hanspeter Thür, is presenting his 22nd Report on Activities today.
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