In 2023, Switzerland enacted the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), which brings several key changes to Swiss data protection law.
The updated Swiss data protection legislation has significant implications for researchers: Researchers handling Swiss data must ensure compliance with the revised FADP, particularly in aspects like lawful data processing, individual rights, and data security, which is an “upgrade” as compared to previous Swiss law, meaning that researchers working with Swiss data must be more diligent in how they collect, use, and store personal data.
