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title: "Swiss FADP Article 8: Data security"
url: "https://www.engagecompliance.co/law/swiss-fadp/article-8"
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# Swiss FADP Article 8: Data security

_Chapter 2 . Section 1_

1 The controller and the processor shall guarantee a level of data security appropriate to the risk by taking suitable technical and organisational measures.

2 The measures must make it possible to avoid breaches of data security.

3 The Federal Council shall issue provisions on the minimum requirements for data security.

Source text reproduced from Fedlex, Classified Compilation SR 235.1, English translation, version in force from 1 September 2023 and marked for verification against the official source. Cross-checked against a second reproduction.