Supreme Court Petition Against the Israeli Security Agency’s Expansive Powers

The Supreme Court of Israel issued a provisional order in the petition filed by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel against the expansion of powers granted to the Israeli Security Agency (ISA). The Supreme Court’s order compels the respondents (the Israeli government, the Israeli Security Agency (ISA), the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament)), ...

European Union Adopts the Digital Services Act

Following the political agreements reached earlier this year, the Council of the European Union has approved the Digital Services Act, which governs the digital space, the protection of the basic rights of users, and measures against the distribution of illegal content.

The Digital Services Act will apply to every provider of online services offered to recipients established or located in ...

Tech Giants to Pay Hundreds of Millions for Privacy and Data Protection Violations

The Attorney General of Pennsylvania announced that Google has paid $391.5 million in a settlement agreement with various states in the United States after being sued for allegedly misleading consumers about how it collects and uses location data. This is the largest settlement in the history of state lawsuits in the United States. The settlement was reached in the wake ...

Google to Pay $85 Million to Settle an Arizona Consumer Privacy Lawsuit

Google has agreed to pay the state of Arizona approximately $85 million to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit alleging that Google secretly collected consumers' geolocation data on smartphones even after users disabled location tracking on their mobile devices. The Arizona Attorney General alleged that the tech giant used deceptive and unfair practices to track users' locations, even if they had ...

Israeli Government Emancipates the Privacy Protection Authority

The Israeli government approved the governmental resolution proposed by the Minister of Justice to have the Privacy Protection Authority "be independent in the exercise of the powers granted to the head of the Authority to fulfill its duties" and "be budgeted separately within the budget of the Ministry of Justice." The government's decision states that the Authority will act independently ...

President Biden Signs Executive Order to Implement EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

The President of the United States signed a new executive order designed to promote the re-establishment of a new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework for transferring personal data from the European Union for processing in the United States. The White House statement indicated that the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework is essential to the transatlantic economy, valued at more than 7 trillion ...

The Biden Administration Announces New Restrictions Against China

The Biden administration has announced a new set of severe restrictions on the sale of semiconductor technology to China. The announcement signals the dangerous standoff between the world’s two major technology superpowers, with the United States trying to establish a detrimental stranglehold on advanced computing and semiconductor technology, which can harm China's military and economic aspirations.

The restrictions, announced by ...

European Commission Publishes Directive on the Liability of AI Systems

The European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a Directive on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Liability. The draft directive aims to supplement the EU's AI law, still being negotiated by the EU institutions. At the same time, the European Commission also published its proposal to update the EU Product Liability Directive from 1985. If approved, the combined proposals will change the ...