Publication by Philippe Gilliéron: “Artificial Intelligence: the ownership of data”
We are pleased to announce the latest scientific publication of Philippe Gilliéron, entitled: “Artificial Intelligence: data ownership”, published in the Swiss Review of Business and Financial Market Law 4/2021, at 435-449. Philippe addresses the issue to know how to deal with data ownership within AI systems, both as to the input as well as to the […]
Data protection and the liberal professions: not so complicated
On 10 June 2021, the Italian data protection authority fined a dentist € 20,000 on the grounds that the dentist had refused to treat a patient with the HIV virus without having clearly stated that such disclosure could lead to a refusal of treatment, and not only to consequences as to the possible treatment. While […]
Philippe Gilliéron is invited to the Annual Congress of the Société vaudoise des médecins dentistes on 10 September 2021
Our partner Philippe Gilliéron is invited to take part in the yearly Symposium of the Société vaudoise des médecins dentistes. Philippe shall address best practices in terms of privacy management for health private practitioners.
Requiring employees to be vaccinated? A false good idea
“Can I ask my employees to confirm that they have been vaccinated and keep track of their statements for follow-up?“ I. The response in principle It can be tempting to ask employees such a question. After all, isn’t the employer obliged to ensure the protection of his employees in accordance with art. 328 CO? As […]
Publication of Philippe Gilliéron in swissprivacy.law
We are pleased to inform you about the publication on Swissprivacy.law of the paper authored by Philippe Gilliéron, entitled “The setting up of a data breach response plan”. You shall find the publication here: L’établissement d’un plan de réponse en cas de faille de sécurité – swissprivacy.law. Please take note that, although the paper is released […]
The new Federal Law on Data Protection: take some actionable steps, yes! Panic, no!
“What are you doing with my data? “Why are you asking me for my phone number? “Do I have to fill in your customer form? Do I have to give you all this information? “. All these questions, which many merchants have to face today, were not asked a few years ago. In the digital […]
Announcement Chambers
Congratulations to Philippe Gilliéron for having been praised by our peers and clients in the 2021 release of Chambers and Who’s Who Legal Switzerland. Many thanks to all of you for your constant trust; be assured that we shall go to the extra mile to keep it in the spirit of partnership that we are […]
Ouch, I lost my domain name!
In the digital age, having a domain name that corresponds to your corporate identity is essential. However, there are many circumstances that can lead to unpleasant surprises. Here is an anthology: “I forgot to renew my domain name and a third party registered it“, “my former employee from whom I have separated held my domain […]
Data protection training: WEKA trusts us!
We feel honored that WEKA (a leading company in the field of knowledge management and legal training) trusted us by inviting Philippe Gilliéron to train the internal teams of CARITAS Suisse Romande in data protection. Receiving a basic training in data protection and having solid guidelines to set up a data protection management program in one day is […]
Federal Electronic Identification Services Act (EISA): a small yes, but a YES!
Rarely has an area as technical as the one put to the vote on March 7, 2010, prompted so many positions, often negative, in the media landscape, be it in the press or on social networks. One argument often stands out: that of the sovereignty of the State. How can the Federal Council dare to […]