Swiss voters back controversial surveillance law

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/swiss-voters-controversial-surveillance-law-160925155443740.html
Robert Tomaszewski
The Swiss are typically known for their secretive banking laws, however a new counter terrrorism measure to "spy on terrorists and cyber criminals" got 65 percent of the vote in a public referendum. The Swiss government said the measure was more about letting intelligence do its job, rather than the general surviellance the U.S. National Security Agency is infamous for. Amnesty International called the bill "disproportionate". The bill goes into effect Sept. 1, 2017 according to the article. How extensive the surveillance will be and what the other 35 percent of the swiss population remains to be seen.