LAUX LAWYERS AG Policy Alert: Swiss–U.S. Privacy Shield according to FDPIC no longer a suitable basis for the transfer of personal data to the U.S.

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Swiss FDPIC follows CJEU's lead following Schrems II and strikes U.S. from the Swiss List of States with adequate level of data protection. Here's our analysis.

Schrems II in other words

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“Hey you over there, write a law about it, like we did, and provide legal remedies for all individuals - then we're satisfied." Here’s our analysis and what may be a solution for data exporters in practice (article by Christian Laux for inside-it, in German).

Working Paper Data Portability Swiss Data Alliance

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In collaboration with other organizations, Swiss Data Alliance has drawn up a guideline on data portability in the spirit of a data policy "as a service" in order to prepare companies and administrations in Switzerland for future discussions on this important topic. On 26 June, Christian Laux presented the corresponding working paper to the ERFA Group on Data Protection of renowned insurance companies. The slides of the presentation now are available online.

Use of IT services by a cantonal hospital

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Christian Laux spoke at the first "Infosec Health Digital Forum on Data Protection" about the use of IT services by cantonal hospitals (or other service providers) and discussed the legal questions and answers that arise in this context. The corresponding slides are now online.

Lex Laux – Corona is also an IT topic

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With societies preparing for an exit from lockdown, Tracing Apps become important. In his april-column on inside-IT Christian Laux discusses the promising protocol used by WeTrace, as well as the PEPP-PT initiative. “We must be critical”.

Lex Laux: Too much alien criminality? Too little Open Data!

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Open Data has a lot of potential, and the IT world should put more focus on Open Data. Christian Laux suggests Open Data as a way out from a political dispute about whether nationality and origin of suspected offenders should be disclosed in the Police’s twitter feeds etc.

digma contribution: The right to data portability

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In his contribution for digma from December 2019 (04/2019) Christian Laux explains the right to data portability, which is a novelty for the new data protection law (DSG), and shows how it should be implemented in practice.

Banking Goes Cloud: US CLOUD Act – what it is, and what it is not?

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At the Cloud Forum of the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) Christian Laux spoke on "Banking Goes Cloud: US CLOUD Act - what it is, and what it is not". The slides are now available online.

Lex Laux, Edition 8

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In his autumn column for inside-it Christian Laux discusses how global platforms build their empires – and he sees an analogy to the medieval age.Why? Find it out:

Christian Laux on “Banking & Cloud?” for Contact Management Magazine

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“Banks can use clouds in Switzerland and abroad without violating the Swiss Bank Secrecy.” This and more is what Christian Laux says in his recent article on “Banking & Cloud?” for Contact Management Magazine.