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Chiara Castro

"A war against online anonymity" – why Switzerland wants to change its surveillance law and what's at stake

Flag of Switzerland on a computer binary codes falling from the top and fading away.

For a long time, privacy-seekers have regarded Switzerland as a secure haven, praising its strong data protection laws and care for people's privacy. Yet, this may be about to change as the country is considering amending its surveillance law.

Swiss-based Proton, the provider behind one of TechRadar's best VPN and secure email solutions, is one of the companies warning that online anonymity is at risk if the law is passed. Proton CEO even compared these new rules to those in place in Russia and said its services would become "less confidential than Google," vowing to be ready to quit Switzerland instead.

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