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September 14, 2017
What Constitutes Personal Information According to EU Law? The Examination Script Example
In a case recently brought before the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the Advocate General provided an opinion according to which a candidate's examination script, as well as the comments made on the script by the examiner, is personal data the candidate is entitled to receive.
September 12, 2017
India: Right to Privacy Declared to Be Protected under the Constitution
The Supreme Court of India recently ruled that the right to privacy is an integral part of the right to life and personal liberty enshrined in the Indian constitution, and as such is entitled to the same legal protection.
September 4, 2017
Government Approves National Policy for Safe Identification
Israel's government recently set forth a decision approving the key points of a national “safe identification” policy. The purpose of this policy is to define how a person’s identity is to be verified when receiving government services in a digital mode, in order to improve the services being provided to residents, and to simplify the access to these services.
August 21, 2017
Transfers of Data Base in M&A Transactions
The Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority (ILITA) recently published a new draft directive regarding the handling of customers’ personal information (which is organized as a registered database or as a database under compulsory registration) when it is held by an acquiree company and is being transferred to the acquirer company within the scope of a merger or acquisition transaction.
August 9, 2017
The Application of Foreign Privacy Laws on Israeli Activities – Really?
One of the key privacy protection issues in Israel is whether and to what extent the activities of an Israeli company may be subject to foreign privacy protection laws. This question has become of critical importance since the enactment of the General Data Protection Regulations in the European Union.
August 1, 2017
Plans for New Data Protection Laws in Uk Recently Confirmed
Recently, the UK government pledged to introduce a new Data Protection Bill. The proposed bill will uphold the UK's commitment to applying the privacy principles enshrined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) despite the Brexit process.
June 7, 2017
Why the World of Mergers and Acquisitions is Changing in The Big Data Era
Adv. Karin Kashi from Barnea, in an article for "People and Computers" about the changes that startups need to make in relation to their privacy aspects and the expected impact on merger and acquisition deals.
June 6, 2017
Barnea & Co., together with the ACC, are Hosting an Event on Privacy
Barnea, together with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), is hosting today an event on privacy. This is the first event in Israel discussing the implications of privacy on organizations. During the event, we will cover such topics as the new EU regulations on the protection of privacy and information and the right to financial privacy in Israel. In addition, we will discuss the recently published regulation on organizations’ database security.
March 29, 2017
Barnea & Co. Represented Viola Private Equity in an Investment in Similar Web
Barnea represented Viola Private Equity in an investment of USD 50 million in Similar Web, a leading digital market intelligence platform that provides insights for websites and applications.
March 29, 2017
New Data Security Regulations Contain New Requirements for Database Administrators
The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee recently approved the Privacy Protection Regulations (Data Security), 5767-2017, which enacts new and comprehensive norms for entities that manage or hold databases regarding data security procedures. In practice, these regulations affect many entities in the Israeli marketplace, from small businesses managing client information databases to large corporations.
March 8, 2017
The Right to Review Digital Database
Within the scope of a new directive published recently by the database registrar at the Israeli Law, Information and Technology Authority, entities, such as service-providers, that retain recordings of telephone conversations or chat correspondence with their customers will be forced to enable their customers (the subjects of the information) to also access information of this type. This according to the right of access prescribed in the Privacy Protection Law and the regulations instituted by virtue thereof.
January 15, 2017
Privacy and Data Protection Law
On 17/01 Barnea together with the ACC, will host an event on Privacy and Data Protection Law affecting employees in the workplace.We will lecture on the Israeli Privacy Aspects.
October 29, 2015
EU Court invalidates Safe Harbor Arrangement – repercussions for Israel
Recently, an official announcement was issued on behalf of the Law, Information and Technology Authority of the Israeli Ministry of Justice ("ILITA"), as a result of the ruling of the European Union’s Court of Justice invalidating the Safe Harbor Arrangement governing transfers of personal information from Europe to the United States – at this stage, the transfer of personal information from Israel to organizations in the United States on the basis of that arrangement is prohibited.