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title: "Knowledge: questions that come before a decision"
description: "Full answers on data location and the CLOUD Act, passkeys and company websites, honest also where the answer works against us."
url: https://elchi.dev/en/wissen
language: en
---

Knowledge

# Questions that come before a decision.

Answered in full, with sources, and honest also where the answer works against us.

## Data and security

-   [The US CLOUD Act: what it means for companies in SwitzerlandWhat the 2018 CLOUD Act requires, why the location of a data centre is not enough, and which questions you can put to a provider.](https://elchi.dev/en/wissen/cloud-act)
-   [Passkeys: signing in without a password, and why that is saferHow a passkey works, why it cannot be phished, where it is stored and what happens when the phone is lost. Explained without jargon.](https://elchi.dev/en/wissen/passkeys)

## Websites

-   [What does a website cost in Switzerland?Real price ranges for 2026, what drives them, and the line items quotes tend to leave out.](https://elchi.dev/en/wissen/kosten)
-   [WordPress or your own stack?When a page builder is enough, when WordPress makes sense, and when custom becomes cheaper.](https://elchi.dev/en/wissen/wordpress)
-   [How fast does a website need to be?The thresholds Google sets, how many visitors leave before them, and how to measure it yourself.](https://elchi.dev/en/wissen/tempo)
-   [Being found when nobody searches any moreHow websites end up in the answers AI assistants give, and what has to be on the page for that.](https://elchi.dev/en/wissen/ki-suche)

## Journal

-   [Elchi Studios JournalTechnical articles from running the cluster, in English, German, French and Italian.](https://elchi.dev/en/journal)