https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed More than 2,200 5G antennas are now deployed in Switzerland, a significant increase from the 102 mounted when the new mobile technology was rolled out in April 2019. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200117/is-there-a-5g-antenna-near-you-get-the-answer-from-a-new-swiss-map Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:22:15 +0100 is-there-a-5g-antenna-near-you-get-the-answer-from-a-new-swiss-map Using the internet in Switzerland will soon get a lot faster, especially in certain parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191031/swiss-internet-to-be-three-times-faster-from-2020 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 21:02:23 +0100 swiss-internet-to-be-three-times-faster-from-2020 Swiss telecommunications giant Swisscom is set to introduce new fees for customers who wish to receive a simple, non-itemized hard copy of their latest bill. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190612/swisscom-to-start-charging-290-francs-for-paper-bills-telecommunications Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:52:26 +0200 swisscom-to-start-charging-290-francs-for-paper-bills-telecommunications After years of waiting, customers on Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) can finally enjoy free internet – although though not everyone will be able to benefit straightaway. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190528/sbb-launches-free-internet-trial-on-long-distance-trains Tue, 28 May 2019 23:28:52 +0200 sbb-launches-free-internet-trial-on-long-distance-trains Speaking in Geneva on Monday, World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee slammed the increasing commodification of personal information and appealed for internet users to strive to maintain "complete control" of their data. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190312/web-inventor-urges-users-to-seek-complete-control-of-data-internet-tim-berners-lee Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:45:44 +0100 web-inventor-urges-users-to-seek-complete-control-of-data-internet-tim-berners-lee SBB will start offering certain passengers free internet by the end of next year. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181019/sbb-to-introduce-free-internet-for-customers-from-2019 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:00:02 +0200 sbb-to-introduce-free-internet-for-customers-from-2019 Finally. After months of to-ing and fro-ing over the issue of free internet on Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), long-suffering commuters have a deadline they can at least look forward to. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180823/swiss-long-distance-trains-to-have-free-internet-by-december-2019 Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:00:15 +0200 swiss-long-distance-trains-to-have-free-internet-by-december-2019 One of the great feats of human invention, the internet has become a great place to share fake news…and images of weird-looking cats. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180410/coming-soon-to-an-internet-near-you-switzerlands-creepy-naked-cat-xherdan Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:07:35 +0200 coming-soon-to-an-internet-near-you-switzerlands-creepy-naked-cat-xherdan It’s been a year dominated by major world events like Brexit and the US election, but in 2016 the Swiss were most interested in football – at least when it came to Google searches. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161215/from-brexit-to-beards-what-the-swiss-googled-most Thu, 15 Dec 2016 09:37:55 +0100 from-brexit-to-beards-what-the-swiss-googled-most Parents are being urged to monitor their children’s internet usage after a 12-year-old Swiss boy was allegedly abused by a German man he first met online. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160629/kidnapping-of-swiss-boy-raises-online-gaming-fears Wed, 29 Jun 2016 14:07:42 +0200 kidnapping-of-swiss-boy-raises-online-gaming-fears Swiss citizens who engage in terrorist activities abroad should get a minimum of ten years in prison, the federal government has said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160311/bern-backs-harsher-sentence-for-homegrown-terrorists Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:46:03 +0100 bern-backs-harsher-sentence-for-homegrown-terrorists Britain's proposed new Internet spying laws could threaten key rights if passed unchanged, UN rights experts said Monday, calling for a "comprehensive review" of the draft legislation. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160111/uks-internet Mon, 11 Jan 2016 21:15:30 +0100 uks-internet A new internet domain name, .swiss, will become available next year, the Swiss federal government announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141105/bern-announces-new-swiss-domain-name Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:06:00 +0100 bern-announces-new-swiss-domain-name The Geneva-based World Economic Forum unveiled a project on Thursday aimed at connecting governments, businesses, academia, technicians and civil society worldwide to brainstorm the best ways to govern the internet. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140828/wef Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:40:00 +0200 wef The mass expansion of internet domain names could cause havoc for the defence of trademarks in cyberspace, the UN's intellectual property body warned on Monday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140317/web-domain-changes-could-hit-trademarks-wipo Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:23:00 +0100 web-domain-changes-could-hit-trademarks-wipo The man who invented the worldwide web in Geneva 25 years ago is calling for a bill of rights to protect its users. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140312/burners-lee-calls-for-web-bill-of-rights Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:51:00 +0100 burners-lee-calls-for-web-bill-of-rights Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden and others like him play an essential role in exposing abuses and should be protected, not punished, the founder of the World Wide Web said in Geneva on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131206/snowden-should-be-protected-not-punished-web-inventor Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:25:00 +0100 snowden-should-be-protected-not-punished-web-inventor Less than five years after moving its European headquarters to Switzerland from the UK, Yahoo is relocating the operations back to London and Ireland, the American internet company confirmed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130829/yahoo-to-close-its-lake-geneva-offices Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:11:00 +0200 yahoo-to-close-its-lake-geneva-offices A Swiss businessman registered the name of the royal baby as a website address before it was even announced to the public, local media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130725/prince-georges-website-swiped-by-swiss-man Thu, 25 Jul 2013 19:15:00 +0200 prince-georges-website-swiped-by-swiss-man Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) plans to equip around 100 train stations in Switzerland with free internet access over the next three years while improving mobile telecom services on its major routes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130221/free-internet-planned-for-swiss-train-stations Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:20:00 +0100 free-internet-planned-for-swiss-train-stations