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In a stark warning, the departing head of the Swiss armed forces, Thomas Süssli, stated that the country has lost its sense of urgency regarding defence and security since the initial shock of the war in Ukraine.
A landmark ruling by the Federal Administrative Court has found the Swiss Federal Intelligence Service's (FIS) cross-border surveillance practices to be in violation of the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights, citing a lack of safeguards for data protection and journalistic sources.
Amid growing concerns about international espionage, Swiss universities are developing new strategies to protect sensitive knowledge and technology. A Swissuniversities working group has proposed creating dedicated contact points and a national coordination center to prevent state actors from illicitly accessing academic research and data.
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