Olivia Boccali

In judgment C-768/21 of 26 September 2024, the ECJ addressed the question of whether supervisory authorities are always obliged to punish a data protection breach under the GDPR. According to the ECJ, the data protection authorities have a margin of discretion.

Following the publication of the EU Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles in January 2023, the first investigation into the implementation of the declaration in the member states is now underway: What are the strengths of the declaration? What are the challenges? Where do we go from here?

Companies have until 31 December 2024 to adapt their articles of association to the new law. We will show you which amendments you should make to your articles of association and therefore take into account for the next GA.

More surveillance of telephony and internet data in criminal matters due to the new amendments to the ordinances on the BÜPF.

The Federal Supreme Court interprets the GTC clauses within a contractual relationship and also applies the unusual nature clause in B2B relationships.

The FDPIC's press release drew attention to the fact that the FADP is directly applicable to data processing by AI.

in 2021, we addressed various problem areas relating to video surveillance. These include video surveillance in private places, in public spaces, at the workplace, in cloakrooms and toilets and video surveillance using dashcams. The following article is intended as an in-depth look at video surveillance in the workplace.

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.