Privacy

'Think before you type': Expert explains how Yahalomi case shows dangers of sharing all with an AI

Osher Cohen, a cyber specialist and the founder of Yo Secure, explained that most people are treating AI chatbots as search bars, but they share way more information and context.

 Google logo and AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023.
“Your personal data is already for sale - the question is who’s taking it back.”

Your personal data is for sale. Privacy Bee earned PCMag's first perfect score fighting it

Israel Elections: A polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021.

Sohlberg ruling to stop announcing voters' names 'restores respect,' says former deputy A-G

AI is reshaping the digital world, raising questions about who owns and controls our personal data.

AI is raising new questions about who owns our digital lives


Workplace surveillance is a mixed bag - opinion

From the time of the Industrial Revolution, employers have been distrustful of employees and have repeatedly found it necessary to implement systems devoted to monitoring and surveillance.

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WhatsApp will let you hide your 'online' status in new privacy update

The instant messaging service has unveiled three new privacy features, with the aim of making chats "as private as face-to-face conversations."

Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Whatsapp logo in this picture illustration

Iranian hackers leak info of over 300,000 Israelis from tourism sites

Iranian hacker group Sharp Boys obtained personal data from over 20 Israeli tourism sites.

Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Israeli start-up Darrow aims to fix justice system using data

Users typically don’t notice when their rights are being infringed upon by corporations. This is where companies like Darrow come in.

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Secret CIA surveillance program collected records of US citizens

Two US senators said the CIA had kept a bulk surveillance program secret from the public and Congress.

 The logo of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is shown in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia March 3, 2005.

The Israeli public has a right to know about illegal surveillance - opinion

Civilians should have the tools to sue for such infringements on their privacy.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett with Israel Police chief Insp.-Gen. Kobi Shabtai during a ceremony after the largest-ever police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Tel Aviv in November.

Court ruling giving police access to phone data sets dangerous precedent - editorial

The court decision is highly problematic, and we urge the Knesset to enact legislation that will prevent this from happening again.

 THE SUPREME Court, Jerusalem: Critiques from Right and Left.

IDF officer charged for secretly photographing female soldiers

During the hearing, complainants slapped him in the face, shouting "you ruined our lives, you should be ashamed!"

 IDF officer Lt.-Col. Dan Sharoni at the IDF military court in the Kirya military headquarters

Can the FBI monitor your WhatsApp conversations?

According to the document, iMessage and WhatsApp provides the FBI access to more data categories than other platforms, including content and history of messages sent and received.

Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Whatsapp logo in this picture illustration

High Court orders state to reply on Shin Bet corona tracking legality

This interim decision came only an hour after a number of human rights groups filed a petition requesting that the High Court declare the restoration to be illegal.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrives to a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on November 28, 2021.