Cybersecurity Policy Report, Oracle Cleared in Swiss Privacy Probe, (Oct 10, 2023)
Organizations Mentioned:Oracle
Switzerland’s Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) today announced it was terminating an investigation and recommending no action against Oracle Corp. over the company’s privacy practices.
According to a news release, the FDPIC began an investigation last year into whether Oracle was violating the rights Swiss residents by allegedly using tracking technologies to collect data on 5 billion Internet users worldwide.
The FDPIC examined Oracle’s advertising privacy policy “to ensure that no information on individuals in Switzerland is used for advertising purposes,” it said. According to the FDPIC, Oracle gave credible assurances that it would “not actively offer the controversial data processing services at issue in Switzerland.”
Oracle also “credibly described the technical measures it takes to prevent third-party data relating to individuals in Switzerland from being processed for advertising purposes.”
Based on Oracle’s assurances, the FDPIC determined that Oracle was not violating the rights of Swiss residents and terminated its investigation without opening formal proceedings.
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