Switzerland: Announced EDÖB investigation into Fedpol and BAZG over alleged violations against data protection regulations in using Xplain AG
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Announced EDÖB investigation into Fedpol and BAZG over alleged violations against data protection regulations in using Xplain AG
On 20 June 2023, the Swiss Federal Data Protection Authority (EDÖB) opened an investigation against the Federal Offices of Police (fedpol) and Customs and Border Security (BAZG) for potential serious breaches of data protection regulations through the use of software provided by Xplain AG. In particular, the investigation questions the access by employees of BAZG to the national search register RIPOL run by fedpol.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority