The Right to Privacy
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In a democratic society, every individual has the right to live in privacy, without fearing the disclosure of intimate, personal information to the public. In the digital age, technological advancements present new threats to the right to privacy. In Israel specifically, the state is working to establish several databases containing sensitive personal information on all members of society, for the distribution to and use of numerous private and government bodies.
ACRI works in the courts, in the Knesset, and with the public administration to reduce invasions of privacy, to ensure human rights are protected in the development of new technologies, and to restrict the ability of various actors to collect information and to use it inappropriately. ACRI has worked extensively, in particular, to oppose the general collection of personal information in preparation for the planned Biometric Database. ACRI has also worked to ensure the privacy of web-based communication from illegal and invasive state searches and to protest unlawful surveillance. ACRI’s human rights education includes information regarding the right to privacy, helping to promote these goals through public awareness and accountability.
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Security Service Not Authorized to Invade Computer Materials without a Warrant
July 9, 2012
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) sent a letter today to the Attorney General, following recent reports that … Read more
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Invasive Email Searches in Airports Contradict Israeli Law
June 6, 2012
Following recent reports, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) emphasizes that the demand made by the Israeli GSS … Read more
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ACRI in the News: May 15 – May 31 2012
June 1, 2012
ACRI Protects the Right to Demonstrate Israel protesters stumble across police bureaucracy – May 16, 2012 (Haaretz) The Hadera … Read more
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High Court Ruling Upholds but Limits “Big Brother Law”
May 28, 2012
High Court of Justice upholds “Big Brother Law” but limits authorities’ powers to invade privacy under this law. Today … Read more
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ACRI’s Case for the Right to Privacy
May 28, 2012
Petitions concerning the constitutionality of some of the arrangements prescribed in the scope of the Criminal Procedure Act and enables … Read more