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Lukas Bühlmann is a partner at MLL Legal and co-chair of the firm’s ICT & Digital practice group. He specialises in technology, media, and telecommunications law. Recognised for his pragmatic approach and deep sector knowledge, Lukas has extensive experience advising clients on regulatory, contractual, and compliance matters. He is a regular contributor to leading legal publications and plays an …

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Data Protection Act Revision: Federal Office of Justice Publishes Date of Entry Into Force

The Federal Office of Justice recently published that the revised Federal Act on Data Protection will enter into force on 1 September 2023. The date of entry into force remains to be confirmed by the Federal Council in a formal decision. Although the published date gives data processing businesses a little more time for implementation, they are well-advised to start implementation work now, in pa…

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The New Age of EU Digital Regulation – Find Out What to Expect!

Right at the end of 2020, the European Commission published its much-awaited digital regulation proposal – the proposal for the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) and the proposal for the Digital Market Act (“DMA”). The new proposal is intended to modernise the EU E-Commerce Directive, which has been in force for over 20 years. If adopted, the proposal will likely have a wide-ranging impact on digital …

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New Swiss data protection law: an overview of the most important revisions of the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection

At the end of September 2020, after a legislative process of almost four years, both chambers of the Swiss Parliament approved the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (revised FADP). The revised FADP includes numerous adaptations to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but retains its own basic concept and also deviates from the GDPR in various aspects. Examples of important cha…

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From A to Z – Understanding the Most Important AI Terms

As part of our firms’ innovative character, three focus areas have been created, one of them being “Artificial Intelligence and Digitalisation”. Aside from growing our core practice, we strongly believe that our clients will have a growing need for competent legal advice in this area, in particular as an increasing number of companies are using Artificial Intelligence (AI), be it to classify and …

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Swiss-US Privacy Shield No Longer Provides an Adequate Level of Data Protection

Today, 8 September 2020, the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (“FDPIC”) issued a press release announcing it no longer considers the Swiss-US Privacy Shield regime to provide an adequate level of data protection. The FDPIC has taken its time to consider the July 2020 Schrems II decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”), which found the EU-US Privacy…

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