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Harmful correlation
Alcohol abuse linked to domestic violence
Alcohol plays a role in many cases of domestic violence in Switzerland. Almost every second woman who is subject to abuse says that alcohol consumption is a problem in her relationship, according to a study. [...]
Keeping company
Labour agreement faces social test
Neither war nor peace
Battle begins against drones and killer robots
The intensive use of drones by the Obama administration is feeding a wave of protest and criticism which reaches Geneva next week when a coalition of NGOs will call for a halt to the race to build technology for autonomous killing robots. [...]
Corporate taxes
Swiss set to tackle divisive fiscal reform
Swiss banking woes
Minister says end to US tax dispute in sight
Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf says a resolution may be not far off to end a long-running dispute with the United States over Swiss banks accused of helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars of taxes. [...]
Changes at the top
Surprise shake-up marks Glencore Xstrata meeting
Formula for success
Chinese parents drive baby milk powder boom
Ice hockey
Switzerland take silver at world championships
Switzerland won its first medal at the ice hockey world championships in 60 years, capturing the silver medal after losing to hosts Sweden 5-1 in the final in Stockholm on Sunday. [...]
Gymnastics coach
'It’s a great feeling to fly, to twist, to rotate'
Aerial mapping
Successful takeoff for Swiss commercial drones
Switzerland’s flying robots used for 3D aerial mapping have been a global commercial success. But security and privacy concerns could curb the enthusiasm of a sector which is in full swing.
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In depth
Cybercrime reports on the rise
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Reports of cybercrime went up by around 1,000 among Swiss users last year compared with 2008.
Of the 7,541 internet-related instances reported in 2009, the majority dealt with pornography and spam. The number of complaints about hardcore pornography rose the most dramatically to 1,364 while those related to spam remained stable at 1,496.
Fraud cases nearly doubled to 354 and mainly involved fake apartments and classified advertisements online.
The Swiss Coordination Unit for Cybercrime Control opened investigations into 155 cases in 2009, 29 more than the previous year. Information gathered from peer-to-peer networks where users exchanged pornographic material was sent to the police in the cantons concerned.
Authorities said a partnership with the Italian anti-child abuse organisation Telefono Arcobaleno had helped track down 7,300 websites containing pornographic material that was hosted by Swiss internet service providers, without their knowledge. The banned material was later removed.
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Tracking scammers, hackers and phishers
Internet crime – from paedophilia to data theft – is becoming increasingly prevalent and ingenious, experts tell swissinfo.ch. [...]
Researchers hack wired keyboards
One of the biggest threats to personal data and online security could be the ubiquitous wired computer keyboard, Swiss research has revealed. [...]
Paedophile ring broken in Switzerland
Swiss police have busted a child pornography website, based in St Gallen, operating in at least four countries. [...]
Dinosaurs in the workplace
Complaining about spotty wifi? What about the time when a computer took up a room? [...]
