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Israeli Court quashes an interim order to block access to Popcorn Time

The Tel Aviv District Court has quashed the interim order it issued this past May that had compelled six Internet Service Providers in Israel to “use the measures at their disposal to block the access from Israel to the infringing domain names and website addresses … so that Internet subscribers from Israel would have no possibility of communicating and/or surfing ...

Israel's Attorney-General: Employees Cannot be Compelled to Use Biometric Time Clocks

In a brief submitted to the National Court of Labor, the Israeli Attorney-General asserts that using biometric time clocks at the workplace, without obtaining employee consent, disproportionately violates their right to privacy: "In the absence of consent, compelling an employee to provide a biometric sample for the purpose of time logging, in itself, does not confrom with the duties of ...

Israeli District Court: Google Must Remove Defaming Search Results

Google must honor requests to remove search results if they are clearly defaming, according to a recent Israeli District Court holding (the District Court’s decision, in Hebrew, is available here) delivered on an appeal of the Tel Aviv Magistrate Court’s judgment from last year (the Magistrate court’s decision, in Hebrew, is available here).
 
The dispute in question ...

Israel Supervisor of Banks Issues Cyber Defense Circular

The Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel (Israel's central bank), David Zaken, has issued a circular regarding "Cyber Defense Management" at banking corporations and credit card companies.

The circular specifies that banking corporations must place special emphasis on managing cyber-related risks, and take the necessary measures to effectively manage these risks. According to the circular, banking corporations particularly ...

"It's indeed immoral, but who the fuck cares"

The office of the State's attorney has indicted a 39 year old Israeli from Tel Aviv, for hacking the computers, email accounts and cloud storage accounts of Madonna's musical director and several other Madonna crew members. Among other offences, Mr. Adi Lederman was charged with unlawful penetration to computers, unlawful wiretapping, invasion of privacy and copyright infringement - committed with ...

Israel launches an online searchable database of designs

The Israeli Patent Authority at the Israeli Ministry of Justice announced the launch of a new online database of designs approved for publication. Thus far, those interested in searching the designs database had to do so in-presence at the Patent Authority's offices in Jerusalem. The new database, accessible through the Patent Authority's website, gives convenient access to review the designs' ...

New court ruling illustrates how not to sue Amazon in Israel

The Tel Aviv District Court has ruled in favor of Amazon.com, Inc. and quashed an extraterritorial service of process certification that was previously granted against Amazon, ex parte, at the request of Dead Sea Premier Cosmetics Laboratories Ltd. 

Premier engages in manufacturing and marketing of cosmetic products. Judge Hanna Plinner of the Tel Aviv District court held that Premier lacks ...

Broad Powers to a New Israeli National Cyber Defense Authority

A new executive decision that addresses the “advancement of national preparedness for the protection of cyberspace” will soon be submitted for government approval in Israel. The decision proposes the establishment of a national authority for cyber defense, within the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.

The new authority will absorb most of the powers currently vested with the existing National Authority for ...
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