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Man in Tel Aviv covering his face covid 19 in Israel

Israel's coronavirus surveillance is an example for others - of what not to do

The Israeli intelligence services have been tracking Covid-19 patients for contact tracing. As the High Court condemned the measure, what can the rest of the world learn from this controversial experiment?

News

14th May 2019

WhatsApp and NSO: it's time for the British Government to act

5th June 2018

Press statement: Privacy International thanks Edward Snowden for his courageous actions five years ago today

1st August 2016

Privacy International Launches The Surveillance Industry Index And New Accompanying Report

22nd July 2013

Israel launches controversial biometric database

9th October 2006

Privacy International extends legal action against banking giant SWIFT

Examples of Abuse

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Israeli attorney general upholds Shin Bet use of mobile phone tracking

Following a complaint from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the country's attorney general has said the Shin Bet security agency's use of mobile phone tracking technology to monitor and threaten Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque in May 2021 was a legitimate security

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