Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler says Israeli surveillance is much closer to China in terms of invasion of citizens' privacy than to European governments or liberal Asian countries

Violators will be forced to pay NIS 500; vote delayed on legislation granting Shin Bet authority to use digital surveillance to contain virus spread

Shin Bet is poised to resume tracking for virus fight as a stopgap solution until new voluntary app developed; experts split on how to encourage users to download such a program

Mandelblit says he'll review enraged Netanyahu's request; latest recording sees Aryeh Deri arguing with the premier over how to handle virus's resurgence

Despite criticism that discussions aren't open to the public, PM says he won't allow repeat of leak that showed him pushing renewal of controversial digital tracking program

Security agency said allowed to continue program 'until the end of the crisis' as government unable to come up with alternative system

MKs raise concerns over wording of bill that would allow program to be extended, leading government to announce a rethink; Shin Bet racking of carriers ongoing

Program, which gives domestic spy agency and police access to private cellphone and credit card data to track those infected, authorized until April 14

Fighting the coronavirus contagion, the government has introduced extremely intrusive tracking. Now it wants to bring in the NSO Group, a company accused of human rights violations