Under communications minister's plan, government would control panel set to replace body that licenses broadcast news, in move allegedly aimed at boosting pro-Netanyahu channel

'Aduk' group, masquerading as a nationalist and ultra-Orthodox news outlet, redistributed extremist and anti-Muslim material to encourage attacks on Arab Israelis, BBC says

Public Security Minister Barlev calls current legislation 'old'; Knesset committee opens discussion on claims that police used Pegasus spyware to track civilians without oversight

Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler of the Israel Democracy Institute says that big shifts in data protection and privacy in recent years signal change for social media platforms

Sales of software like Pegasus called 'challenge' for democracies; think tank says better oversight needed to ensure multinational tech firms continue to invest in Israel

As Canberra forces Facebook, Google to pay for content, Israel could 'piggyback' and reap benefit for its own press but is unlikely to battle online giants itself soon, experts say

Meretz MK says bill is too quick to hand over medical, personal data; Likud committee head pushes back, says saving lives trumps privacy

Health union warns legislation will undermine trust in municipalities; labor union, businesses said close to deal on banning unvaccinated going in to work

Health Ministry releases details of agreement with coronavirus vaccine producer, but redacted document doesn't address all questions, including some ethical worries

Privacy activists ask if pharma firm is truly only getting publicly available information, decry lack of transparency and fear what will happen if records are de-anonymized