Switzerland: Government access to data requirement in Federal Council Amended Ordinance on Surveillance of Postal and Telecommunications Correspondence

Progress

Current status
processing consultation
06 May 2025 processing consultation
29 Jan 2025 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
Switzerland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Government access to data
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

06 May 2025
processing consultation

Federal Council closed a consultation on an amended Ordinance on surveillance of postal and telecommunications correspondence including government access to data requirement

On 6 May 2025, the Swiss Federal Council closes consultation on the amended ordinance on the surveillance of postal and telecommunications correspondence. The amendment proposes measures to update information provision, network surveillance, and ove…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body central government
29 Jan 2025
in consultation

Federal Council opened consultation on amended Ordinance on surveillance of postal and telecommunications correspondence including government access to data requirement

On 29 January 2025, the Swiss Federal Council opened a consultation on the amended ordinance concerning the surveillance of postal and telecommunications correspondence, running until 6 May 2025. The amendment proposes measures to update information…

Source
Event type order
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body central government