The Lausanne City Council has voted to ban all facial recognition systems on the streets.
The proposal was supported across the political spectrum – from the Left Wing Alliance to the Swiss People’s Party.
Instead of a safer country, one council member said that using the system makes Switzerland more like China.
There are also worries the system could be abused and used to target people based on skin colour and sexual orientation.
Doctors remain ready for heat symptoms
Geneva hospitals are bracing for a delayed surge as symptoms of last week's heat wave hit patients days after the temperatures dropped.
Major weekend lines at the Gotthard Tunnel
The queue at the Gotthard road tunnel stretched back ten kilometres yesterday morning, meaning a wait of one hour and forty minutes for drivers heading south.
Anti-Fascist picnic in Lausanne draws hundreds
Around 300 people gathered at Vidy beach in Lausanne on Saturday for an anti-fascist picnic, two weeks after a 35-year-old man was attacked there by neo-nazi assailants in broad daylight.
Jazz festival major success
The 60th Montreux Jazz Festival drew more than 250,000 people, with paid venues averaging 91% capacity.
Lightning kills sheep
Lightning killed 97 blacknose sheep in the Binn valley in Valais during last week’s storms.
Heat alerts ease
Vaud and Valais have called off their heatwave alerts as thunderstorms move in and temperatures drop.
