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

> Source: <https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/switzerlands-lower-house-votes-to-expand-federal-intelligence-service-powers-including-ai-profiling-and-telecom-surveillance/38360#post_1>
> Published: 2026-06-05 15:02:37+00:00

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](https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/three-stabbed-in-attack-at-swiss-train-station/91488327), might directly threaten the Swiss privacy tech sector, notably Proton, and could mark another step in [Proton’s move towards EU countries](https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/1m8n3yv/proton_is_moving_most_of_its_physical/).

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