The Knesset (the Israeli parliament) has approved the first reading of a legislative bill to allow the surreptitious collection of personal and sensitive information from passengers of flights entering and leaving Israel. The bill will allow the state to collect Passenger Name Records (PNR), which include, among other things, the mobile phone number, e-mail address, airfare payment method, invoice delivery ...
The U.S. Department of Justice, together with eight states in the U.S., filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Google for monopolizing multiple digital advertising technology products. The lawsuit is part of a series of antitrust lawsuits filed against Google and other large technology companies in the U.S.
The complaint alleges that Google "corrupted the legitimate competition" in the field of ...
According to a settlement agreement in a privacy class action asserted against Meta (previously known as Facebook), the Internet giant will pay 4 million ILS to promote activities related to privacy.
The settlement is still pending court approval, but the class action asserted that Facebook had activated a monitoring mechanism on users’ private messages, read their content, and used them ...
On February 8, 2023, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is expected to adopt “Privacy by Design” (PbD) as an international privacy standard for the protection of consumer products and services. The new standard will be numbered ISO 31700 and will have about 30 requirements spanning over 30 pages. Along with the high-level requirements of the standard, a supplementary document ...
Haim Ravia and Dotan Hammer have authored the Israel: Cybersecurity chapter, published by OneTrust's DataGuidance.
The New York Attorney General has reached a settlement agreement with a group of technology companies owned by Patrick Hinchey which sold spousal monitoring software. The settlement includes a fine of $410,000, an obligation to notify users that they are monitored and the type of information collected, and an obligation to properly disclose information to those interested in purchasing the ...
The United States Department of State (DoS) and the European Commission have announced an “Administrative Arrangement on Artificial Intelligence for the Public Good”, an agreement signed at a virtual ceremony held simultaneously in Europe and the US on January 27, 2023.
The principles of the arrangement cover the common interest across the Atlantic for research, development, and use of digital technologies ...
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published a draft document that explains the common view of the EU data protection authorities on the 'do' and 'don't' rules for the use of cookies. The document was compiled by a dedicated task force of the national data protection authorities in EU member states that handle the hundreds of complaints filed by ...
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