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Massachusetts Enforcement Action Prohibits Ad Company from ‘Geofencing’ Around Healthcare Facilities

A digital advertising company that was hired to use mobile geofencing technology to target women entering reproductive health facilities has been prohibited from doing so in Massachusetts pursuant to a settlement announced by the Massachusetts Attorney General in early April.

The company, Copley Advertising, was hired in the spring of 2015 to direct targeted ads using geofencing to “abortion-minded women” ...

Israeli Court Holds License Is Required to Operate on Online Binary Options Trading Platform

In a landmark ruling earlier this month interpreting the application of the Israeli Securities Law to online binary options trading platforms, the Financial Department of the District court in Tel-Aviv held that an online binary options trading platform is required to obtain a license to operate as an exchange, from the Israeli Securities Authority. This landmark decision affects all companies ...

Court of Justice of the EU Holds Movie Streaming Application Infringes Copyrights in the Movies

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that a multimedia player distributed for a fee which enables its users to view on their television screens movies that originate from pirated websites is liable for copyright infringement of the movies viewed through it.

The player in question, 'filmspeler', offers a functionality that retrieves desired content from streaming websites ...

Israeli National Labor Court Rules that Employers May Not Force Workers to Use Biometric Time Clocks

In a landmark decision delivered yesterday (March 15, 2017), the Israeli National Court of Labor ruled that employers may not compel workers to use biometric time clocks at the workplace. The National Labor Court's holding overturned the regional labor court’s decision from 2014, on a collective labor dispute against the Qalansuwa municipality. The municipality had sought to compel its employees ...

Israeli Ministry of Transportation May Prosecute Uber Executives

The Israeli Ministry of Transportation is considering prosecuting Uber Israel's executives and has recently summoned Uber Israel's CEO for investigation.

The threat of criminal prosecution for Uber Israel arises from the Uber Night service offered in Israel. The service, which has been running in a pilot phase in Israel for a number of months, enables private car owners registered with ...

Israeli Defense Establishment Opposes Cyber Bill as a Major Cyber Attack Waged Against Israel is Blocked

The Israeli National Cyber Defense Authority has reportedly blocked a major cyber-attack against numerous organizations. In an uncustomary press release, the Authority revealed that “evidence has accumulated indicating that a cyber-attack was planned against numerous organizations in the Israeli economy. The attacker impersonated a legitimate organization, sending emails seeming to be on the organization’s behalf, in an attempt to attack ...

Dramatic Overhaul of Israeli Data Security Regulations

Last week, the Israeli Parliament (the Knesset) promulgated the Protection of Privacy Regulations (Data Security), 5777-2017 (the “Regulations”). This marks the consummation of a legislative process that began in 2010 with the Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority (ILITA, the Israeli privacy regulator), when the first draft of the Regulations was published for public comment.

The Regulations introduce a far ...

Court of Justice of the EU Restricts the "Right to be Forgotten"

In a landmark decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that “the right to be forgotten” does not automatically apply to content published on an official public registry. The decision was given on a claim asserted by an Italian citizen against the Lecce Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Italy. The Chamber rejected his request to ...

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