Amendment 13, which significantly updates privacy laws in Israel, has come into effect! If you still don’t know what to do to comply with the requirements, we’ve prepared a guide to help you address the main issues (not all...more
8/13/2025
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The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) has issued a new statement introducing a significant change in the interpretation of the law and in the required methods for obtaining consent to the collection and processing of...more
3/7/2025
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As of January 1, 2025, the Israeli Privacy Protection Regulations (Instructions for data being transferred to Israel from the European Economic Area) will also apply to data being stored or processed in Israel or in other...more
This month, an interim report on artificial intelligence in the financial sector was published for public comment. The report was written by the Ministries of Justice and Treasury, the Competition Authority, the Securities...more
11/25/2024
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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulatory framework, aimed at enhancing the financial sector’s ability to withstand and recover from ICT (information and communication technology) disruptions....more
10/9/2024
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The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority recently published a binding directive addressing the board of director’s responsibilities for the fulfillment of a company’s obligations prescribed in the Privacy Protection...more
The decision by a U.S. court to continue deliberating the major lawsuit filed by several visual artists against Generative Artificial Intelligence platforms could call into question how these platforms can operate without...more
The Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee has approved an amendment to the Israeli Privacy Protection Law (PPL). The amendment proposes extensive changes to the PPL, including granting additional enforcement powers...more
7/23/2024
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The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (“PPA”) recently published a draft opinion, which is open for public comments, addressing transfers of personal data from Israel to other countries. In this opinion, the PPA seeks to...more
A federal court in California recently dismissed some of the claims prominent figures in the entertainment industry have raised against OpenAI, the operator of the artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT. The plaintiffs...more
During 2023, privacy protection and artificial intelligence regulation continued apace and their implications continued to be a major focus in Israel and around the world. In Israel, this was reflected in a number of...more
1/29/2024
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Examining AI tools: Before deciding to purchase and implement AI tools in an organization, one must consider various aspects, including privacy issues, discrimination, copyright protection, and suppliers and contracts. The...more
The New York Times recently filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, which operates ChatGPT, and Microsoft, which collaborates with OpenAI on the platform Copilot, over the defendants’ use of the newspaper’s copyrighted articles....more
1/4/2024
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The Regional Labor Court in Tel Aviv recently ruled that an employer that installed surveillance cameras in the workplace caused a tangible adverse change in its employee’s employment conditions. The employee resigned from...more
The Israel Police’s use of AI tools was criticized by the District Court recently, in light of the police’s claim that the AI system operates like a “black box” without human supervision or monitoring. The court ruling...more
Working from home requires heightened attention to compliance with privacy protection and data security laws. The basis for such compliance, inter alia, is the Israeli Privacy Protection Authority’s guidelines, “Emphases for...more
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority recently published a draft directive regarding boards of directors’ role in fulfilling obligations pursuant to the Privacy Protection (Data Security) Regulations. The directive states...more
Lately, we are witnessing an uptrend in the discourse over the interfaces between artificial intelligence systems, particularly text and image generators, and intellectual property law, specifically as pertains to copyrights....more
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority recently published a statement presenting its position and recommendations on privacy protection as it pertains to the collection of employee geolocation data using designated...more
AI technologies are changing the way we work and are likely to impact the labor market for years to come. Many employers understand that in addition to the many advantages inherent in generative AI, the use of AI technology...more
In light of the European Union Commission’s examination to renew the adequacy status granted to Israel in 2011, the Israeli Ministry of Justice has promulgated new privacy protection regulations, called “Provisions Regarding...more
Since the internet became ubiquitous during the 1990s, only a handful of technologies have been developed that are so far-reaching they put ethical and legal questions to the test. Among these select few is artificial...more
Greece’s privacy protection authority recently announced it was fining Intellexa, an Israeli cyber tech company, EUR 50,000. The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) imposed the fine as part of an investigation it...more