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Web data collection by Swiss actors in a data protection perspective

  • Author: Valentin Conrad
  • Category of articles: Data Protection
  • Category: Articles
  • Region: Switzerland, EU
  • Field of law: Data Protection
  • Citation: Valentin Conrad, Web data collection by Swiss actors in a data protection perspective, in: Jusletter IT 23 May 2019
Data scraping, data crawling or collecting data through an API are methods which enable to collect personal data online. These techniques create significant problems in terms of data protection. We provide here a short analysis of the phenomenon pursuant to the GDPR and the FADP.

Table of contents

  • A. Introduction
  • B. EU Regulation: GDPR
  • 1. Territorial scope
  • 2. Lawfulness: «regular» personal data
  • 3. Lawfulness: special categories of data
  • 4. Challenge with the duty to inform
  • 5. Further use?
  • C. Swiss law: FADP
  • 1. Lawfulness: private entities
  • 2. Lawfulness: federal bodies
  • 3. Challenge with the duty to inform
  • a. For private entities
  • b. For federal bodies
  • 4. Further use?
  • D. Conclusion

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