Barnea Blog

GDPR – Why Should We Care about It?

May 28, 2018 / by Barnea

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation is designed to help individuals better control their personal data. As this regulation applies also to those that offer products or services in the EU, major websites have begun updating their privacy policies to comply. Doing so is important for a number of reasons.

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Categories: Corporate | Internet | Regulation

Is It Mandatory for My Business to Be Licensed as a Financial Asset Service Provider?

May 17, 2018 / by Anat Even-Chen

On June 1, 2018, another central part of the regulatory reforms under the Control of Financial Services Law (Regulated Financial Services) will come in effect. This part addresses the activities of financial asset service providers.

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Categories: Regulation

Tread Carefully

May 7, 2018 / by Yuval Lazi

The GDPR craze has left everyone trying to tick off all the boxes in terms of regulatory compliance, while little attention is given to addressing: what happens if you actually get attacked.

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Categories: Corporate | High Tech

Imposing Regulations on Online Technology Giants

April 23, 2018 / by Barnea

Governments around the world say they are being pushed into creating regulatory frameworks to force tech giants to comply with laws. A regulatory net is closing in. And the types and effectiveness of these regulations and controls are set to evolve over the coming years.

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Categories: High Tech | Internet

Net Neutrality and Why It Should Matter to You

April 9, 2018 / by Barnea

Net Neutrality represents the way that the internet has worked thus far. It is the principle that the internet service providers, such as Verizon, Comcast, and AT&T, cannot discriminate or charge different amounts according to users, content, platform, application, equipment used, or methods of communication.

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Categories: Internet

Fintech and Privacy

March 25, 2018 / by Anat Even-Chen

It goes without saying that technological advancement has come with a slew of risks attached. This is particularly true where financial technology (fintech) is concerned. With large-scale data breaches occurring at regular intervals and with greater frequency, fintech and data privacy are being put to the test.

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Categories: High Tech

The First 48 Hours – How to Respond to a Data Breach

March 15, 2018 / by Yuval Lazi

If you’ve discovered that your company has been hacked, the first 48 hours are absolutely critical. Knowing how to actively marginalize further harm and eliminate cybersecurity vulnerability can be dealt with in the first 48 hours with an incident response plan.

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Categories: Corporate | High Tech

Purchasing Apartments through TAMA 38 Projects

March 7, 2018 / by Barnea

If you are interested in purchasing an apartment from a contractor through a TAMA 38 project, you should know that the process is completely different from purchasing a new apartment from a contractor or the purchase of a secondhand apartment.

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Categories: Real Estate

Considering Dismissing an Employee? Five Rules of Thumb to Keep You from Running into Trouble

March 4, 2018 / by Barnea

You have decided to dismiss an employee. Here are five rules of thumb for conducting a hearing proceeding. These are designed to help you through the process, as well as to minimize the risks of lawsuits and employee demands for monetary compensation on the basis of unlawful dismissal.

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Categories: Employment

Crypto Predictions for 2018

February 21, 2018 / by Zvi Gabbay

2017 was a significant year for the blockchain industry in general and for cryptocurrencies in particular. 2018 is expected to be an equally interesting year for the cryptocurrencies industry, as new trends take shape and regulation becomes even more refined. Check out some of our digital currencies predictions for the year.

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Categories: Blockchain