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Why can’t voting papers be sent to the Swiss Abroad earlier? Voters can't receive their ballot papers before they receive the little red voting booklet, which sets out the various positions and arguments at stake swissinfo.ch/Marie Gfeller A quarter of Swiss citizens who live abroad struggle to return their voting papers in time – with potentially serious consequences for democracy. Various solutions have been proposed, but the most obvious ones turn out to be illegal. This content was published on May 25, 2021 - 09:00 May 25, 2021 - 09:00 Jonas Glatthard Studied political science ...

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Swiss government launches bug bounty scheme for ethical hackers Keystone / Sascha Steinbach Over a two-week period hackers will be invited to identify vulnerabilities in government IT systems, receiving a financial reward for any bugs they find.   This content was published on May 11, 2021 - 11:17 May 11, 2021 - 11:17 swissinfo.ch/ac The pilot project, which began on Monday, will target two government IT systems: The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Parliamentary Services. Only hackers known to the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) or its project partner Bug Bounty Switzerland an...

May 10th, 2021 Chris Gorman / Royal Mail It's not just online and big-box retailers that are exploring deliveries by drone. Following in the footsteps of the Swiss Post, the UK's Royal Mail is the latest postal service to trial drone flights. The company has announced a landmark project to deliver packages — including personal protective equipment, COVID testing kits and assorted mail — to a UK island using an autonomous Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV).  As part of the government-backed project, a large drone will take off from the mainland and fly to the Scilly Isles (a remote archipelago...

Short expiry notice for Swiss banknotes sparks criticism © Marekusz | Dreamstime.com The eighth series of Swiss banknotes did not lose their value, however, they are no longer an accepted means of exchange. The only places they can still be used are at Swiss Rail and Swiss Post until the end of October 2021. They can however be exchanged at SNB cash desks and select branches of some cantonal banks for their full value. There is no time limit on doing this. Despite there being no time limit, some rushed to SNB cash desks and banks to change notes before the 30 April deadline, and long queues ...