Privacy

20 stories about Privacy
אורנה קליינמן שבוע חדשנות יום ראשון

Internet Privacy: A necessity, not a luxury

28.01.21|Orna Kleinmann
An aware customer-base demands and expects from businesses a proper and holistic consumer experience, which includes protection of privacy, explains Orna Kleinmann
תור חיסון קורונה כיכר רבין תל אביב

Human experimentation oversight committee wants to approve Israel-Pfizer data-sharing deal

19.01.21|Adrian Filut
Does research to examine Covid-19 vaccine’s effectiveness at achieving herd immunity risk citizens’ privacy?
תור חיסון קורונה כיכר רבין תל אביב

How is technology and data helping Israel become the first country to vanquish Covid-19?

10.01.21|Elihay Vidal
Israel is well on its way to vaccinating its entire adult population and in exchange for delivering millions of vaccine doses, the government has pledged to give drugmaker Pfizer medical data on the millions of vaccine recipients from the health system’s vast databases
מעקב אחר אזרחים פרטיות מיקום ניטור

Privacy breaches add insult to Covid-19 injury

04.01.21|Dov Greenbaum
Too many data points and not enough oversight suggests the damage inflicted by the response to the pandemic will stick around even after the disease is eradicated
קורונה ברלין גרמניה שוטרים אוכפים את הסגר ערב  השנה החדשה 2021

Tech Trends: Five reasons why 2021 will be as least as bad as 2020

02.01.21|Omer Kabir
Tech companies will grow stronger, computer systems will continue to leak private data, and elections are still at risk of manipulation
נמרוד וקס ו דימיטרי סירוטה מייסדי BigID ביג איידי

BigID reaches unicorn status after raising $70 million series D

16.12.20|Hagar Ravet
Co-founder Nimrod Vax says the company didn’t really need the money, but excellent terms by investors offered them a chance to leap ahead of the competition
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Head of the Privacy Protection Authority: Israeli Security Agency’s Activities harm our privacy

15.10.20|Amir Kurtz
Dr. Shlomit Wagman-Ratner, Head of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority and acting-head of the Privacy Protection Authority says that cybercrimes have almost doubled since the outbreak of the coronavirus
שנה טובה ראש השנה תפוח ודבש

The algorithm behind the Jewish High Holidays is more transparent than Israel’s Covid-19 fighting tech

18.09.20|Dov Greenbaum
While the heavenly judgment in Jewish faith can be appealed through charity, prayer, and repentance, the process of appealing an order to go into quarantine from Israel’s Shin Bet is far less friendly
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EU court ruling rendering Privacy Shield null has serious implications for Israeli companies

27.07.20|Andrew Dyson and Rachel De Souza
Earlier this month, Europe's highest court declared the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework—meant to help companies comply with data protection requirements—to be invalid as a mechanism for transferring personal data from Europe to the U.S.
טל יעקובסון Tal Jacobson

Next-generation search engines want to bring back our privacy

26.07.20|James Spiro
CodeFuel’s latest search engine, Privado, encrypts all keywords and hides your identity, making online search truly anonymous
דדה גולדשמידט

Why digital identity will be key to navigating the new normal

26.07.20|Dede Goldschmidt
Whether it’s for opening a bank account, e-Commerce shopping, filing taxes online, or onboarding a multitude of new digital services, identification is fundamental to establishing the individual’s legitimacy and trust
סיסמוגרף רעידת אדמה רעש אדמה

The shockwaves of the EU Court’s ruling on privacy standards may topple Israel’s tech sector

19.07.20|Omer Kabir
Private data is the lifeblood of Israeli startups, the government’s failure to respect individual privacy is proving to be dangerous
קורונה שוק מחנה יהודה ירושלים

Contact tracing apps' first task is winning the public's trust

26.06.20|Dov Greenbaum
As even seemingly benign user data can prove extremely compromising, for governments to effectively use apps to halt the spread of Covid-19, they must first prove their commitment to privacy and data security
ריגול ממשלתי ניטור המוני פרטיות מצלמות מעקב 1

Big Brother is back to tracking citizens because Netanyahu fell asleep on the job

25.06.20|Omer Kabir
What started as an extreme emergency measure is turning into the norm because the authorities failed to come up with alternatives
רכבת תחתית ניו יורק קורונה חזרה לשגרה

Israeli Covid-19 patient tracing app is raising privacy concerns in the U.S.

16.06.20|Raphael Kahan
GlobeKeeper’s SAFE tracing app works with a smartphone or tablet’s Bluetooth technology to communicate with other devices in range
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States should green-light individual risk scoring apps to help prevent Covid-19 spread

07.06.20| Ido Erev and Oren Fuerst
Resistance to tracking apps can be tackled by encouraging the use of voluntary risk assessment apps that transmit information to users while maintaining privacy
אבירם שוטן קוואליטסט

6 Principles to Prevent Misuse of Network-Based Tracking in the War on Covid-19

02.06.20|Aviram Shotten
The software discloses substantial details about one’s habits and routines, hence these systems need strict governance as to when and how they should be used
ועידת לונדון טדי שגיא

Teddy Sagi Increases Holdings in Online Privacy Company Kape by Buying Options from Managers

01.06.20|Itamar Zigelman
Key team members sell £13.3 million in stock after taking the company from $40 million to $400 million market cap
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From Earth to Mars, New Agtech Developments Bring New Regulatory Hurdles

30.05.20|Dov Greenbaum
As farming IoT devices become the new norm, new regulations are required to protect farmers’ trade secrets while allowing them to migrate between technologies
מימין סלע בלונדהיים גיל פרי אלירן קוטה D-ID

Israeli Privacy Protection Startup D-ID Raises $13.5 Million

27.05.20|Meir Orbach
The company helps organizations comply with privacy regulations by fooling face recognition algorithms