Analysis of a Decade of Israeli Judicial Decisions Related to Data Protection (2012-2022)
Adv. Rivki Dvash with the assistance of Mr. Guy Zomer1The Future of Privacy Forum’s office in Tel Aviv (Israel Technology Policy Institute – ITPI) sought to examine the judicial decisions in civil actions under Israel’s Privacy Law, which includes rules that regulate data protection. We examined the extent to which the general public demands protection of the right to privacy through judicial proceedings. We also analyzed the privacy and data protection issues that concern the public enough to appeal to the court, as well as identified any patterns in the appeals.It is important to note that there is a contradiction inherent in taking civil actions to remedy privacy and data protection violations since appealing to judicial bodies brings attention to and publicly catalogs the disputes. 2 As such, there is an occasional interest to not pursue these matters in order to prevent additional publication or exposure of information that could increase the harm of the initial violation of priva