Switzerland: Adoption of revised Swiss data protection law incl. individual staff liability
Description
Adoption of revised Swiss data protection law incl. individual staff liability
The Swiss parliament adopts the revised data protecion law which includes an individual staff liability clause. Individual staff members are thus liable for data governance violations with fines up to 250`000 Swiss Francs.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting, cross-cutting, cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament