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A recent ruling by the Hamburg Higher Regional Court (OLG Hamburg) confirms that influencers are not necessarily required to label their own brand advertising as “advertising” where the commercial purpose is obvious in any event. This is a good opportunity to update the Swiss legal position and briefly compare it with the German ruling.
Smart glasses and data glasses continue to make headlines. In England and the USA, the topic has been reignited because courts are banning and penalizing the wearing of such glasses. What exactly is the legal status of these data glasses, and where are the pitfalls? What are the international developments?
AI regulation has long ceased to be merely an EU topic for IT and compliance departments. It has become a leadership and governance issue that directly affects Swiss companies too, particularly financial institutions – whether because they operate in the EU market, or because FINMA (the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority) is systematically sharpening its own expectations on AI governance. This article briefly outlines the regulatory compliance framework and introduces what a CEO and board of directors should specifically do in this regard.
The clock is already ticking on quantum computing risk. In its new Supervisory Notice 05/2026, FINMA didn't mince words: 72% of Swiss financial institutions have yet to take any measures against the cyber risks of quantum computing – only 8% have a roadmap. Time for a strategic decision: institutions should now build a cryptographic inventory, identify data requiring long-term protection, and put a PQC roadmap in place by mid-2027 at the latest. What this means in practice – and why "harvest now, decrypt later" is already a real risk today – is covered in this Flash.
Switzerland has a remarkably strong drone industry relative to its size. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs speaks of a Swiss «Drone Valley» with more than 80 start-ups and 6'500 full-time jobs. Key drivers are in particular ETH Zurich and EPFL, as well as Switzerland's strength in robotics, sensor technology and autonomous systems. The US has massively tightened tariffs on drone imports: 25-100% depending on weight and capabilities, with a privileged rate of 15% for Switzerland – but only if substantially all hardware, software and technology originates from Switzerland, the EU or other listed partner states. This brief overview summarizes what Swiss drone manufacturers should now bear in mind and implement quickly.
Since August 2, 2026, the new transparency and labeling obligations of the EU AI Ordinance (the "AI-O") has now begun to apply in the EU. Providers and deployers of AI systems must transparently disclose the use of AI in manyfold manners. In the event of violation, the European Commission may impose fines of up to EUR 15 million or up to 3% of the total worldwide annual turnover.
Until recently, Switzerland had no uniform federal framework governing the protection of minors in relation to films and video games. This has changed with the Swiss Federal Act on the Protection of Minors in the Areas of Film and Video Games.
What happens to data protection when a company goes bankrupt? The company is subject to a statutory insolvency regime. Does that mean the FADP barely applies anymore? Or does it still apply and how?
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