Statistics 2024 on the use of IMSI-Catchers and GovWare

The Swiss prosecution authorities and the Federal intelligence service (FIS) may order post and telecommunications surveillance measures for the purpose of investigating serious criminal offences based on the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code and the Federal Intelligence Service Act. The PTSS is obliged to produce statistics on surveillance measures based on Art. 16 para. 1 let. k of the Federal Act on Post and Telecommunications Surveillance (SPTA).

The Articles 269bis and 269ter of the Swiss Criminal Procedure Code allow for the use of special technical devices (IMSI catchers) and computer software (GovWare) for telecommunications surveillance. In 2024, 12 operations used this special computer software (9 in the previous year). The number of operations using special technical devices (IMSI-Catcher) amounts to 171 compared to 160 in the previous year.

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Identifier ÜPF_IMSI_2024@dienst-ueberwachung-post-und-fernmeldeverkehr-uepf
Title for URL of the dataset statistik-2024-zum-einsatz-von-imsi-catchern-und-govware
Schedule the publication of the dataset -
Issued date April 29, 2025
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Update interval Annual
Temporal coverage January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Publisher Information Post and Telecommunications Surveillance Service (PTSS)
Contact points Dienst Überwachung Post- und Fernmeldeverkehr ÜPF
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
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Spatial CH
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Terms of use https://opendata.swiss/terms-of-use#terms_open
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