2022 saw significant regulatory developments in the field of privacy protection in Israel and throughout the world. These developments directly affect companies whose business activities in Israel and internationally involve...more
In order to satisfy the European Commission that Israel will continue to protect data about Europeans according to the European standards prescribed in the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as the data enters...more
Providing medical information about a person is a highly sensitive personal matter. Asking for it as part of the hiring process raises difficulties in relation to both Israeli labor and privacy protection laws. Employers may...more
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) recently published a document for public comments entitled, “Protecting Patients’ Privacy When Transferring Medical Information via Digital Devices and Undesignated Software.”...more
The Israel Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) recently published a change in its policy on the timely reporting requirements for medium-level or high-level security database owners, upon the occurrence of a major data breach...more
The Black Shadow hacking group’s attack on Cyberserve, reported a few days ago, has resulted (at this point in time) in the leaking of a database with more than 800,000 records pertaining to various individuals and the...more
11/3/2021
/ Cloud Computing ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Processors ,
Data Security ,
Databases ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hackers ,
Outsourcing ,
Parent Corporation ,
Personal Data ,
Subsidiaries ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Third-Party Service Provider
On November 1, 2021, the new Chinese Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) will come into effect. This law is modeled after the well-known European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Like the GDPR, the PIPL will...more
There has been an uptrend in recent years of employers using a variety of technological tools to supervise their employees and oversee the quality of their work. The use of these tools has become more prevalent due to the...more
E-commerce giant Amazon reported in its financial statements at the end of last month that the Luxembourg data protection authority had imposed on it a fine totaling EUR 746 million. The fine appears to have been laid on...more
*** The text below was updated on March 9, 2021, in light of current proceedings in the Labor Court and in light of memoranda of law currently being formulated.
The past year has been nothing less than a roller coaster for...more
3/9/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Customers ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Furloughs ,
Grocery Stores ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Israel ,
Paid Leave ,
Privacy Laws ,
Retailers ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
This past year has been nothing short of a rollercoaster ride for employers in Israel, in terms of both their business activities and their role as employers. Now, when we can perhaps see a glimmer of light at the end of the...more
Employers collect data about their employees. It starts with employees’ salary data, resumes, and work hours. It continues with fingerprints and images from security cameras, followed by employee meals and business trip...more
Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority has published its recommendation that every organization appoint a privacy protection officer. This officer’s task is to implement the privacy protection laws that apply to the...more
In early October, the Data Protection Authority in Hamburg, Germany announced that the clothing retailer H&M committed severe violations of its employees’ privacy. Because of these European General Data Protection Regulations...more
The British privacy protection agency (the Information Commissioner’s Office, or ICO) recently announced its intention to impose on international hotels chain Marriott a fine of about GBP 99 million for violating the GDPR,...more
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) recently imposed a EUR 150,000 fine on the international consulting firm PwC for its violations of the new European data protection regulations (the General Data Protection...more
July 2019 brought an escalation in the enforcement of privacy infringements by companies around the world. The trend began with a press release published on July 8, 2019, of a fine in the approximate amount of GBP 183 million...more
7/26/2019
/ British Airways ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cambridge Analytica ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fines ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Hotels ,
Israel ,
Marriott ,
Multinationals ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
UK ICO