News
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Approval of revised Data Protection Act and English translation
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On 17 September 2020, the National Council deliberated on the remaining differences of the revised Data Protection Act (revDPA)
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Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) concludes that the Swiss-US Privacy Shield framework does not offer an adequate level of data protection and cautions against the use of SCC in many cases
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Corporate News
DPA revision - next step: the National Council’s Political Institutions Committee has published its proposals
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The Parliament has still not completed its deliberation on the revised DPA
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CJEU declares EU-US Privacy Shield Framework invalid – Impact on Switzerland
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Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner deems consulting for major digital projects to limit his capacity to exercise his supervisory activities
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Analysis of mobile phone data during the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
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Corporate News
Coronavirus Information Hub
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Revised DPA – the Council of States has completed its deliberation
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The Federal Council ratifies the Protocol amending the Data Protection Convention of the Council of Europe
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Revision of the Data Protection Act (DPA) – debate in the Council of States
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The Federal Council signs the new Council of Europe Convention on Data Protection
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National Council starts examination of draft Data Protection Act
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Insurance providers will be allowed to conduct undercover investigations starting from 1 October 2019
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Data Protection Reform: The Political Institutions Committee of the National Council examined and approved the draft Data Protection Act with some amendments
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The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) revealed that he requested Libra Association in Geneva to provide information about data protection measures in regards to Facebook’s cryptocurrency project
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Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) insists on the need to ensure that the data protection level in Switzerland is in line with our European neighbours
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Awards & Recognitions
Walder Wyss is awarded the Who’s Who Legal awards for Swiss Law Firm of the Year 2019 for Data and Life Sciences
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Awards & Recognitions
Jürg Schneider is awarded the Who’s Who Legal award Swiss Lawyer of the Year 2019 for Data
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First step of the overall revision of the Swiss federal data protection legislation enters into force on 1 March 2019