Privacy

Sohlberg ruling to stop announcing voters' names 'restores respect,' says former deputy A-G

Blass said the ruling also addressed polling stations located in sensitive facilities, where reporting a voter’s presence could reveal additional personal information.

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.
AI is reshaping the digital world, raising questions about who owns and controls our personal data.

AI is raising new questions about who owns our digital lives

“ITSM in 2026 is about compliance, control, and visibility under Israel’s privacy rules.”

Choosing ITSM software in 2026: what Israel's new privacy regime changes about the decision

WhatsApp users.

Majority of Israeli healthcare workers use Whatsapp professionally despite privacy risks - study


Education Ministry releases conditions for using cameras in classrooms

Installing cameras in classrooms will allow students who are sick, quarantined or in high-risk groups to actively participate in class together with their schoolmates.

Israeli children in second grade (7 - 8 years old) using computers in a class room during a lesson at the "Janusz Korczak" school  in Jerusalem. May 17, 2011.

Gov't allows IDF Intelligence to receive information on civilians – report

The approval, a "general permit for information disclosure," will allow the IDF Intelligence Directorate to receive any information that the Tax Authority may have, on every single citizen.

IDF recruits at the Military Intelligence language school

LinkedIn, much like TikTok, could have been used to spy on you

The new privacy feature on the iOS14 operating system by Apple, set to be officially released in the fall, revealed that the Microsoft app LinkedIn gathered information from the app's clipboard.

LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Google is sued in US for tracking users' 'private' internet browsing

The lawsuit seeks at least $5 billion, accusing the company of collecting information about what people view online and where they do their browsing, despite using what Google calls Incognito mode.

A Google search page is seen through a magnifying glass in this photo illustration taken in Berlin, August 11, 2015

Benjamin Netanyahu suggests microchipping kids, slammed by experts

"If the information with the kids' location is uploaded to the internet, a pedophile with some cyber knowledge may invade the system and stalk them," cyber expert Einat Meron said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Elon Musk's SpaceX bans Zoom over privacy concerns

NASA, one of SpaceX's biggest customers, also prohibits its employees from using Zoom.

SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk attends a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space Center

Zoom is being sued for sharing data with Facebook without explicit consent

On Monday, Robert Cullen of Sacramento filed a suit against Zoom for alleged contravention of California's new data privacy laws.

Members of the city commission to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vote during a meeting via Zoom video link in Lviv, Ukraine March 26, 2020.

Coronavirus outbreak raises concerns over privacy violations

On Monday Israel announced that all those entering the country from abroad would be required to spend 14 days in home isolation and follow the guidelines it set out.

A paramedic wearing a protective suit stands near a special polling station set up by Israel's election committee so Israelis under home-quarantine, such as those who have recently travelled back to Israel from coronavirus hot spots, can vote in Israel's national election, in Ashkelon, Israel March

State issues toothless warning to political parties about abusing privacy

Statement lacks concrete updates, penalties

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the Knesset, February 2020.

Planning Your Privacy: How to Prepare For The Unexpected

When you focus too much on specific attacks rather than considering the totality of your individual or organization’s data protection, privacy, network security, and process requirements