The EU Commission published its second annual review of the EU-US Privacy Shield program which is designed to allow personal data flows from the EU to organizations in the U.S. that are certified under the Privacy Shield program.
The review found that the U.S. Department of Commerce, which administers the Privacy Shield program, has further strengthened the Privacy Shield certification ...
The Attorney General (AG) for the State of New York imposed the largest-ever penalty for violations of the U.S. federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) – 4.95 million dollars – in a settlement reached with Oath, Inc., the successor of AOL.
The AG alleged that AOL knowingly provided online advertising services to a website directed to children under the ...
The Bank of Israel announced the establishment of an inter-regulatory panel for the purpose of strengthening the cooperation on the regulation of cryptocurrencies and virtual assets. The panel includes representatives from the Capital Market Authority, the Securities Authority, the Ministry of Finance, the National Economic Council, the Tax Authority, the Ministry of Justice, the Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Prohibition ...
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) – Israel's regulatory and enforcement authority for personal data – has published draft guidelines on the use of drones and guidance for municipalities on privacy aspects of smart cities.
The draft guidelines, which do not apply to drones that collect information "for personal use that is not for business purposes", establish the following principles: ...
The Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) – Israel's regulatory and enforcement authority for personal data – has published a public statement laying out the PPA’s interpretation of the Israeli Privacy Protection Law regarding email addresses.
The statement discusses whether a list containing merely names and email addresses is considered a "Database" under the Israeli Privacy Protection Law. The PPA's position is ...
The Government of the United Kingdom has published guidance discussing the impact on UK data protection law if the UK leaves the EU without a deal on Brexit Day – March 29, 2019. At the outset, the EU’s GDPR will cease to apply in the UK on Brexit Day. Therefore, the UK plans that its EU (Withdrawal) Act of 2018 ...
The United States Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a prior ruling by the district court, holding that ReDigi, an online platform for the resale of lawfully purchased digital music files, infringes copyrighted music.
ReDigi sought to create a technology and marketplace for resale of music files. A ReDigi user seeking to resell music would use the ReDigi ...
Haim Ravia contributed this Israeli chapter in Data Protection & Privacy Laws Annual Review 2018, a publication by Financier Worldwide that covers numerous jurisdictions around the world.
Haim’s commentary analyzes companies' understanding of their privacy and data proteciton duties, outlines recent legal and regulatory developments in Israel on data privacy matters, regulatory enforcement, and offers advice to companies on data protection ...
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