Secure encryption and online anonymity are now at risk in Switzerland – here’s what you need to know

• Switzerland is considering amending its surveillance law to add new types of monitoring and information collection
• The change would widen the reach to VPNs and secure messaging providers
• Consultations are now open until May 6, 2025

Switzerland is considering amending its surveillance law to expand into new types of monitoring and data collection.

The changes – which experts argue will put people’s anonymity and secure encryption at risk – would widen the net of impacted service providers to virtual private networks (VPNs), messaging apps, and social networks, having previously only impacted mobile networks and internet service providers (ISPs).