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 A Swiss court on Wednesday convicted a man of negligent homicide for causing a fatal accident while using his phone at the wheel, but did not send him to prison, handing down a 14-month suspended sentence. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171109/suspended-sentence-for-driver-convicted-of-causing-fatal-accident-while-using-smartphone Thu, 09 Nov 2017 11:42:23 +0100 suspended-sentence-for-driver-convicted-of-causing-fatal-accident-while-using-smartphone A smartphone alert app, to warn the public of natural disasters or terrorist attacks, is set to be launched by the Swiss government. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160909/switerland-to-get-nationwide-disaster-alert-system Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:28:11 +0200 switerland-to-get-nationwide-disaster-alert-system Switzerland has halted the export of mobile phone monitoring technology to Vietnam and Bangladesh out of fears it could be misused. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150716/government-halts-export-of-eavesdropping-devices Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:51:09 +0200 government-halts-export-of-eavesdropping-devices