Israeli Supreme Court blocks use of cellphone surveillance for COVID-19 monitoring

In response to a case brought by the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah), the Arab Joint List, and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the Israeli Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction on March 19 limiting the the state's and the Shin Bet security service's use of cellphone surveillance, among others, to track and monitor COVID-19 patients and trace their contacts. The court indicated it will ban the programme unless a parliament oversight committee is established by March 24. 

Source: https://www.adalah.org/en/content/view/9924

Writer: Adalah
Publication: Adalah