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In its final position statement, the PPA presents a stricter interpretation of the law that more closely aligns with the approach used in European law (the GDPR), under which data subjects must issue active, free, and informed consent. At the same time, the PPA limits the possibilities of relying on the concept of “tacit consent” found in the law.

Amendment 13 to the Israeli Privacy Protection Law is expected to come into effect in mid-August 2025. The amendment prescribes, inter alia, organizations’ obligation to appoint a data protection officer. The Privacy Protection Authority recently published a draft directive on implementing this obligation. The draft is not final and is open for public comments.

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) published a draft directive recently to clarify its position about how businesses and organizations should apply the provisions of the Privacy Protection Law and the privacy regulations to artificial intelligence systems.

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority issues instructions to report data breach events or concerns of data breach events immediately.

The draft bill is an important step toward achieving the objectives set by the Privacy Protection Authority and the government to increase privacy protection.