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Taking the long view on technology: what is genuinely changing and how to decide with a clear head.
The EU AI Act now applies: four questions for a Swiss company
A Swiss address does not settle whether the EU AI Act applies. Start with the company’s role, the EU connection, the effect on people and the evidence needed before production.
Private AI for law firms: a risk-based architecture
Swiss law does not prescribe a particular machine. It requires firms to protect professional secrecy, govern providers and verify output. Here is a three-tier model.
Private schools: which law protects pupil data?
Private schools are generally subject to the federal FADP for private processing, but cantonal supervision and public-task exceptions still matter.
The requirements a municipality should place on its IT provider
Public procurement, cantonal data protection, official secrecy, foreign access and transparency: what a Vaud municipality should check before signing.
AI in the clinic and in the laboratory: two risk regimes, two architectures
A private clinic protects patient data under professional secrecy, the FADP and the Human Research Act. A biotech laboratory protects unpublished know-how and patent novelty. I build those two rooms differently.