Israel’s privacy landscape has changed markedly since Amendment 13 to the Protection of Privacy Law took effect in August 2025. The amendment introduced mandatory DPO (‘data protection officer’) appointments, narrower database registration requirements and significantly stronger enforcement powers. This chapter on Israel, written by Adv. Pini Azaria as part of Linklaters’ comprehensive global data protection guide, covers the core framework: personal and sensitive data, consent, data subject rights, data security, cross-border transfers, enforcement, cookies and direct marketing.
