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Switzerland: Fact Sheet on Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)

Progress

Current status
adopted
31 Aug 2023 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Switzerland
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

31 Aug 2023
adopted

Published FDPIC Guidelines on the obligation to conduct data protection impact assessment

On 31 August 2023, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner of Switzerland (FDPIC ) published guidelines on the obligation to conduct data protection impact assessment (DPIA). The guidelines were issued to clarify new obligations fol…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority