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Israel: Settlement in Class Action Suit on Patient Privacy

The District Court in Haifa, Israel, approved a settlement in a consumer class action suit filed against Clalit Health Services (Israel’s largest healthcare provider) and Dikla insurance company, alleging that the two organizations violated the privacy of Clalit patients. The suit alleged that Clalit provided patients' contact information to Dikla for the purpose of marketing Dikla’s long term care collective ...

Israel has Established a National Program for the Prevention of Internet Crime Against Children

The Israeli government has unanimously approved the proposal of the Minister of Public Security, Gilad Erdan, for the establishment of MAOR – a national program for the prevention of online violence and crime against children and teens. The new project will be a combined array of citizens and the Israeli Police. It will promote the enforcement and prevention of crime ...

Haim Ravia and Dotan Hammer author Israel chapter in The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review

Law.co.il's Haim Ravia (Senior Partner at Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz) and Dotan Hammer (Senior Associate at Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz) have recently authored the exclusive Israel chapter in the second edition of The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review.

In their chapter, Haim and Dotan review legal trends and developments in the Israeli data protection, ...

Israeli Supreme Court Determines What Is Considered Unlawful Intrusion to Computers

The Israeli Computers Law criminalizes intrusion into computer material. This week, for the first time, the Israeli Supreme Court addressed the question of what exactly constitutes intrusion into computer material. The Supreme Court held that the term “intrusion” must be interpreted broadly. Unlawful intrusion should not be limited only to conduct that circumvents technological barriers (“a house without a lock ...

Israeli Government Publishes Draft of Regulatory Framework for the Cyber Defense Profession

The National Cyber Headquarters at the Israeli Prime Minister’s office recently published a policy document on the regulation of the cyber-defense profession in Israel, aimed at ensuring an adequate level of professionalism, reliability and ethics of those in the profession. According to the policy, its rationale is derived from the understanding that currently, professionals in various disciplines in the field ...

Amendment to Israel R&D Law – The Establishment of the National Authority for Technological Innovation

On January 1, 2016, a National Authority for Technological Innovation (the “Authority”) was established in Israel, replacing the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Israeli Ministry of Economy (the “OCS”). The purpose of the OCS, and now the Authority, is to encourage innovation and to create new job opportunities in Israel, through the funding of innovative research and development projects.The new ...

Israelis Arrested for Allegedly Pirating Television Content Online

The elite investigations unit of the Israeli National Police, Lahav 433, detained six Israelis suspected of allegedly operating piracy websites that distributed television content offered through Israeli cable and satellite television operators “Yes” and “Hot”, to tens of thousands of foreign Internet users, for a subscription fee of US $30 per month. The individuals arrested are suspected of violating the ...
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