Switzerland's Lower House votes to expand Federal Intelligence Service powers, including AI profiling and telecom surveillance

The Swiss National Council voted 111-40 to expand Federal Intelligence Service powers, authorising AI profiling, financial data harvesting and enhanced telecom surveillance. This legislative shift, triggered by the Winterthur terrorist attack, might directly threaten the Swiss privacy tech sector, notably Proton, and could mark another step in Proton’s move towards EU countries.

National news coverage

French

rts.ch – 4 Jun 26

Le Conseil national veut renforcer le pouvoir de surveillance du Service de...

L'aggravation des menaces terroristes et numériques nécessite d'étendre encore davantage les pouvoirs du Service de renseignement de la Confédération (SRC), estime le Conseil national. La Chambre basse a soutenu mercredi par 111 voix contre 40 et 21...

English

WRS

National Council backs sweeping powers for intelligence service

The National Council has voted to widely expand the powers of Switzerland's Federal Intelligence Service, citing growing terrorist, cyber and foreign-interference threats.

Coverage from january

External Image SWI swissinfo.ch – 29 Jan 26

Switzerland mulls enhanced intelligence service powers

Intelligence Service needs new tools to detect terrorism, extremism, espionage, and cyberattacks threats.