Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner
| Template:De icon Eidgenössischer Datenschutz- und Öffentlichkeitsbeauftragter Template:Fr icon Préposé fédéral à la protection des données et à la transparence Template:It icon Incaricato federale della protezione dei dati e della trasparenza Template:Rm icon Incumbensà federal per la protecziun da datas e per la transparenza | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1993 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Minister responsible | |
| Parent agency | Federal Chancellery |
| Website | www.edoeb.admin.ch |
The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) is responsible to advise, educate and ensure the protection of personal data in Switzerland.
The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner is responsible for the supervision of federal authorities and private bodies with respect to data protection and freedom of information legislation. It is affiliated with the Federal Chancellery of Switzerland.
The cantons also have data protection and information commissioners.
History
The position of Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner was created in 1993[1], with the entry in force (on 1 July 1993) of the Federal Act on Data Protection of 19 June 1992.[2]
The commissioner is appointed by the Federal Council (for a term of office of four years) and approved by a vote of the Federal Assembly.[2]
Commissioners
- 1993-
- 2001-2015: Hanspeter Thür
- 2015-2016: Jean-Philippe Walter (ad interim)
- Since 2016: Adrian Lobsiger
Notes and references
- ^ Template:Fr Premier rapport d'activités (1993-1994), Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (page visited on 18 September 2016).
- ^ a b Federal Act on Data Protection of 19 June 1992 (status as of 1 January 2014), Federal Chancellery of Switzerland (page visited on 18 September 2016).
See also
- Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Germany)
- Google Street View privacy concerns
