Nicole Beranek Zanon

The new Swiss Data Protection Act has been in force since 1 September 2023, without a transition period. We will show you the most important takeaways once again

The Digital Services Act passed last year is already relevant for so called "very large online platforms and search engines" since 25 August 2023. These services already need to comply with all new obligations under the act.

According to the parliamentary initiative of the Green Group of 15 June 2023, the nDSG should be amended in Art. 21bis nDSG.

After more than 15 years, the Canton of Zurich is undergoing a total revision of its law on information and data protection (IDG).

On 1 September 2023, the new Federal Act on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, FADP; RO 2022 491) will enter into force. The total revision of the FADP is intended, among other things, to strengthen the rights of data subjects. The planned revision is intended to give individuals more control over their data and ensure that companies deal transparently and responsibly with acquired data.

The European Union (EU) has recently adopted regulations in the digital field and is actively working on new ones. From the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) to the AI Act, freshly passed by the Parliament, important changes in the EU area are on the horizon.

In just under two months, the completely revised version of the FADP will enter into force, which will provide the federal data protection supervisory authority in particular with new instruments so that the FDPIC can intensify its supervisory activities.

On 16 June 2023, both the National Council and the Council of States passed the Notaries Digitisation Act with a majority.

Nicole Beranek Zanon will give a presentation on "Data security and reporting obligations according to nDSG and ISG in the procurement process" at the twelfth IT procurement conference on Tuesday, 22 August 2023 at the University of Bern.