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Israel: Two New Bills Proposed to Amend the Anti-Spam Act

Two new private (rather than government-introduced) bills were filed with the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) this week, in hopes of expanding and updating the application of the "Anti-Spam Act" (officially known as Article 30A of the Communications Law (Telecommunications and Broadcasts), 5742-1982). The first bill (titled: Communications Bill (Telecommunications and Broadcasts) (Amendment - Spam), 5774-2014 - available in Hebrew, here) ...

Security breaches in handling of Israeli biometric ID cards

The mechanism that serves to report the loss or theft of an Israeli biometric identification card suffers from significant security faults, reports Ha’aretz (in Hebrew, by Ido Keinan and Johnny Zilber). According to the regulations and procedures of the Israeli Population, Immigration and Border Authority (PIBA) at the Ministry of the Interior, in issuing biometric identity cards, citizens are asked ...

Israeli Banks Receive Ransom Letters from Hackers

In the past several days, hackers sent fierce ransom letters to three banks in Israel. In the letters, the hackers threaten to turn over the personal details of the banks’ customers into hostile hands, unless the banks pay 30 Bitcoins (approx. 19,000 US Dollars) by the end of this week. The hackers claim to possess the personal details of over ...

Israeli Internet providers commit to minimum bitrates

The Israeli Ministry of Communications recently amended the operating licenses of two major Israeli telecom companies (Bezeq and HOT), regarding the provision of their broadband Internet service. Under the amended licenses, the companies are required from now on to include, in any publication or advertisement of the service, the guaranteed minimum bitrate, for both uploads and downloads. The step taken ...

Distributing intimate photos - now a sexual harassment crime in Israel

According to a new law recently enacted by the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament), distributing sexual images of a person, either coercively or without his or her knowledge, will be considered sexual harassment, punishable by up to 5 years in prison. The perpetrator will be deemed a sexual offender and the victim will be recognized as a sexual harassment victim. The ...

Israeli Ministry of Communications supports content filtering as default

The Israeli Ministry of Communications plans to highlight and expand the current measures to which Internet access providers are obligated, in order to enhance the public exposure to the free filtering services they offer their customers. The step comes after the Minister of Communications concluded that the main problem stems from the fact that parents are unaware of the services ...
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