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The Austrian data protection authority classifies the use of Google Analytics as contrary to data protection law due to data transfers to the USA. The article gives an overview of the decision and classifies the statements of the supervisory authority.

In its decision from the 9th of September 2021 (C-107/19), the ECJ made clear, that operational readiness does not count as off-time due to the restrictive effect on an employee's freedom of action.

Journalist A asked OFCOM for access to information on the 5G antennas of the three mobile network operators in Switzerland. The operators resisted unsuccessfully.

The Arnsberg Regional Court (Case No. I-3 S 103/20) ruled at the hearing on 8 December 2021 that the underage plaintiffs were not entitled to monetary compensation because photos from a joint holiday were available in a public folder on Facebook for many years.

What legal framework conditions do Swiss financial institutions have to consider from a national and European perspective when using cloud service providers and what requirements does this result in for contract design?

Switzerland wants to establish itself globally as a leading location in artificial intelligence ("AI"), but without creating a regulatory framework for this. In this regard, the Swiss government refers to the regulations in the revised Data Protection Act (nDSG). Meanwhile, the EU has done just that with its new regulation on AI - created a legal framework in which the requirements for transparency and accountability are clearly defined, not left to data protection, and violations are subject to heavy penalties.

In view of the large number of possible sustainability strategies, thematic orientations and due to the lack of general definitions, classifications and measurement methods, establishing transparency for sustainability-related Swiss collective investment schemes poses a problem.

NFTs have gained a lot of popularity lately, but why? There are reports of multi-million dollar sales, such as the sale of the NFT belonging to the work "Everydays: The first 5000 days" by artist Mike Winkelmann for around 70 million US dollars. In the following we will explain what NFTs are and how they work.

Companies and public bodies operating in the canton of Zurich are able to use the .zuerich domain since August 30, 2021, thus showing that they are based in Switzerland's strongest economic region. This provides an additional strengthening of the brand and the appearance of a company.