Man...this is a verrryyy interesting post, thanks to the OP for bring it up.
For u non-USA'ers, here's some thoughts about r legal standards & interpretations.
First...who exactly is writing this? Is it a dept. of the government? A political advisory group that influences governmental actions? Is this a interpretation of the current law by an arm of the government? This has to be made clear for those of us not familiar w/ Switzerland. If this is some outfit that has no jurisdiction, authority or much of an influence, then....who cares what they say?
But if they do have possess any of the proceeding, then this is defiantly a....WOW...type thread.
btw...I have experience in legal type stuff here in Calif & elsewhere.....but the first person who accuses me of being a lawyer get's placed on my Ignore list
Italics r copied from the referenced site
private video surveillance of public spaces
US law (each of the 50 states here have their own laws & courts) has mostly agreed that a person has "no expectation of privacy in a public place".
makes it impossible for the persons concerned to assert their personal privacy rights
I tend to do my personal private things in private & know that I would be a very naughty person if I did them in a public place. Now, if someone does get in my face or starts sitting on my lap (& is not a good-looking member of the female sex), that would be considered an invasion of privacy here, even in a public location.
Anyone within range of the camera is recorded indiscriminately. Doing this is totally disproportionate to the purpose of the exercise, as all road users come under general suspicion and a stockpile is made of processed data.
General Suspicion of WHAT EXACTLY?....man...that's a real mind-blower...
This procedure is rather different from what the police do, as they normally record data on patrol only if they observe a specific breach of the traffic regulations or at least have good reason to believe that such a breach is being committed.
If our police are on patrol & have them in the patrol vehicle, the cam is on (if it ain't, their supervisors r gonna want to know why not.)
the recordings constitute an unlawful breach of privacy
Who decided this?.....refer to my 3rd paragraph.
Guaranteeing road safety is the duty of the police and not a matter for private road users.
OK, I promise to never help another accident victim, flag down a car so he doesn't hit that 3 foot sink-hole that he can't see and just basically stop doing anything that might help a stranger.....I'll simply drive bye & yell, "Tough luck dude, call a copper!"
For these reasons, dashcams should not be used in public places.
Gosh, that settles it, doesn't it?