The Fichenaffäre or Secret Files Scandal shook public opinion in Switzerland in 1989. That year, it was revealed that the Swiss federal authorities, as well as the cantonal police forces, had put in place a system of mass surveillance of the population.
Read more about Secret Files Scandal: The Scandal, Second Commission and Discovery of P-26, Transfer of Files, 2005 Trial, See Also
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