Amendment No. 13 (the “Amendment”) to the Privacy Protection Law, 1981 (the “Law”), has recently entered into effect, marking a significant step forward in Israel’s privacy regulation.
One of the key changes introduced by the Amendment is the expansion of the enforcement powers of the Privacy Protection Authority (the “Authority”). The Authority is now empowered to impose substantial administrative fines on parties that violate the provisions of the Law and its regulations.
Organisations processing personal data, ranging from business enterprises to public bodies, are reassessing their compliance with privacy and data security obligations. This includes strengthening transparency to ensure informed consent where required, preventing unauthorised use of personal data, safeguarding the exercise of data subject rights under the Law, and adhering to data security regulations, among other requirements.
For your convenience, we would like to reshare newsletters and updates we have published over the past year on this topic:
*The review was written by Adv. Vered Zlaikha, Partner and Head of Cyber Affairs & AI Practice, with the assistance Adv. Dor Yohay, Technology, Corporate and M&A Department.
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