Legal Opinion Swiss Banking Secrecy and Cloud Computing – English and French version
Recently, the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has published a "Cloud Guide for Secure Cloud Banking". Laux Lawyers AG took part in the discussion with an expert opinion on Swiss banking secrecy. Our law firm, like the SBA, has come to the conclusion that banks are basically free to use clouds, and also cloud services from providers abroad. Meanwhile, the translation in English and French are available for download. Here’s the legal opinion in all three languages:
Legal Opinion Swiss Banking Secrecy and Cloud Computing
The Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) has today published a "Cloud Guide for Secure Cloud Banking". Laux Lawyers AG took part in the discussion with an expert opinion on Swiss banking secrecy. Our law firm, like the SBA, has come to the conclusion that banks are basically free to use clouds, and also cloud services from providers abroad. Here's the legal opinion:
Contribution to Contact Management Magazine about Cloud Computing & data protection
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