Privacy in Israel- Recent Development in the Israeli Privacy Protection Law

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Israeli Privacy Protection Authority: A list of Names and Email Addresses is considered “Information” for purposes of Israeli Privacy Protection Law The Israeli Privacy Protection Law, 1981 and the regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Law”) is Israel’s principal data protection legislation. It applies, inter alia, to the protection of all personal information, and sets forth the obligations of individuals and entities, as to how they hold and manage such information. One of the areas regulated by the Law is the requirement of holders of certain types of “Information” to register a database and maintain it in certain manners provided thereunder.