Happy to be featured in @iconnectblog.bsky.social (the ICON*S blog), which published my blogpost 'Future Proofing Surveillance Law in Israel: On Emerging Technologies and the ISA Law Amendment Memorandum' www.iconnectblog.com/future-proof...

Future Proofing Surveillance Law in Israel: On Emerging Technologies and the ISA Law Amendment Memorandum

--Amir Cahane, PhD student, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, faculty of law; Doctoral Researcher, Three Generations of  Digital Human Rights (3GDR) (ERC); D

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רשימה חדשה שלי בבלוג האגודה למשפט ציבורי: "מעקב חסין עתיד – על טכנולוגיות מתפרצות ותזכיר חוק השב"כ" 📖 shorturl.at/nWRBN

מעקב חסין עתיד – על טכנולוגיות מתפרצות ותזכיר חוק השב"כ / עמיר כהנא

במהלך דצמבר 2023 פורסם תזכיר החוק לתיקון חוק השב"כ.[1] בתזכיר מוצע להעניק לשב"כ מספר סמכויות מרחיקות לכת,[2] ובכללן לא רק הסמכות  לחיפוש מרחוק (כלומר, להשתמש ברוגלות) אלא גם לשבש מרח…

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🤖📢My case note on the Israeli case of Ben Cohen v. the Municipality of Ramat Gan, which deals with AI hallucinations within the context of administrative decision making, is out now in the recent volume of the Journal of AI Law and Regulation (AIRe). aire.lexxion.eu/article/AIRE...

Ben Cohen v Municipality of Ramat Gan: AI Hallucinations in Administra

<p>CA (Administrative) 63194-08-25, Supreme Court of Israel, 22 March 2026 This case note analyses Ben Cohen v Municipality of Ramat Gan (Supreme Court of Israel, 22 March 2026), the first Israeli dec

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The next Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies webinar will host Dr. Aviva Guttmann, presenting her book 'Operation Wrath of God: The Secret History of European Intelligence and Mossad’s Assassination Campaign'. 🗓️ Thursday, July 2, at 11 am EST / 17 pm CET Register here: shorturl.at/ohQZw

1/ I am delighted to share that my paper ‘Futureproofing Israeli Surveillance Law – Past, Present and Future’ is now available on the Israel Law Review. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

1/ I immensely enjoyed attending the biannual @survstudiesnet.bsky.social conference this week. With a genuinely rich program, There is plenty to digest. Several ideas and discussions will directly inform my ongoing research, and I look forward to working through them in the weeks ahead.

This Tuesday!

The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS)@ilintelligence.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The next Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) webinar will host Dr. Thorsten Wetzling, presenting his paper 'Data bought, rights ignored: European intelligence services' use of commercially sourced data'. 🗓️ Tuesday, June 16, at 11 am EST / 17 pm CET Register here: forms.gle/tJL6XaUNCQhi...

The next Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) webinar will host Dr. Thorsten Wetzling, presenting his paper 'Data bought, rights ignored: European intelligence services' use of commercially sourced data'. 🗓️ Tuesday, June 16, at 11 am EST / 17 pm CET Register here: forms.gle/tJL6XaUNCQhi...

One month remaining to submit your proposal for the Israeli Intelligence Studies Conference 2026. Don't miss the deadline.

The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS)@ilintelligence.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) is Issuing today the call for papers & award nominations for the Israeli Intelligence Studies Conference 2026! 📅 November 4, 2026 🌍 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 📩 Submission deadline: July 31, 2026

📢 The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) is Issuing today the call for papers & award nominations for the Israeli Intelligence Studies Conference 2026! 📅 November 4, 2026 🌍 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 📩 Submission deadline: July 31, 2026

📢 The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) is Issuing today the call for papers & award nominations for the Israeli Intelligence Studies Conference 2026! 📅 November 4, 2026 🌍 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 📩 Submission deadline: July 31, 2026

Download while it’s hot! (And don’t forget to cite)

Cambridge University Press - Law@cambup-law.cambridge.org · 3mo ago

Top download from Cambridge Forum on #AI: Law and Governance’s Experimental Regulation for AI Governance Issue: Nascent regulatory sandbox frameworks for AI in Israel by Amir Cahane and Michael Sierra 📖Read it here: https://cup.org/4lPO3eG

Presented today, in the 13th privacy conference in Tel Aviv university, my WIP paper on state surveillance chilling effects on the Arab-Israeli minority. Great feedback from our growing privacy community.

Had a great time (albeit disrupted by two missile alarms) talking about the Israeli intelligence oversight ecosystem in the first Latin American Forum (InteLA) for Intelligence Studies. next time, hopefully, in person!

רשימה חדשה באייקון על דוח המבקר בנוגע לרוגלות בשירות המשטרה. היא טוענת ששימוש בכלים טכנולוגיים בהסתמך על פרשנות משפטית כשאין חקיקה מפורשת מחייב לפרסמה בפומבי; ושממצאי הדוח הם תוצר של ההעדפה השיטתית של המשטרה להצטייד באמצעים כאלו ללא עבודת מטה סדורה והליכי רכש נאותים.

Join our next Israeli Forum for Intellignce Studies (IFIS) webinar #4.3, 'Algorithms at War: AI and the Digital Transformation of Intelligence' with @clementrenault.bsky.social . 📅 Tuesday, January 20, at 11 am EST / 17 pm CET Contact me for Zoom URL become a friend of IFIS here: www.ifis.co.il

Interestingly, no mention of the mandated backdoors under IPA2016 (s.253), particularly in light of recent developments regarding the Apple TCN.

Steve Peers@stevepeers.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Brexit law/data protection law EU Commission renews data protection adequacy decisions for UK for another six years - review in four years ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

New paper alert! Co-authored with Michael Sierra, "Nascent Regulatory Sandbox Frameworks for AI in Israel," (Cambridge Forum FOR AI: Law & Reg) explores Israel's experimental regulation across autonomous vehicles, fintech, and broader legislative guidelines. #AIRegulation #Israel

The editorial for the special issue of @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social, by @robkitchin.bsky.social, @kylzjarrett.bsky.social, Jing Hiah and @steelecat717.bsky.social is out. I am happy to have contributed my commentary 'Surveil and control?' Monitoring of web activity in Israel' to this volume.

Rob Kitchin@robkitchin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Authoritarianism in the digital age by @kylzjarrett.bsky.social, @robkitchin.bsky.social, Jing Hiah and @steelecat717.bsky.social in @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social. Intro to special issue with 48 papers on the topic. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

This week I presented my paper "Putting OSINT in Context: How to Regulate Privacy in Public" in the Annual Israeli Conference of Intelligence Studies in @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social, organized by the Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies. (photo:looking at Homeric curated online personae)

Thrilled to be presenting my paper "Putting OSINT in Context: How to Regulate Privacy in Public" in the Annual Israeli Conference of Intelligence Studies, organized by the Israeli Forum of Intelligence Studies, this Wednesday at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. להרשמה: 🔗https://ifis.co.il

New day, new way to underscore FRT privacy harms

404 Media@404media.co · 10mo ago

We found websites that use facial recognition to let partners, stalkers, or anyone else uncover specific peoples’ Tinder profiles, reveal their approximate physical location at points in time, and track changes to their profile including their photos. 🔗 www.404media.co/viral-cheate...

Coming up on October 29th is the Annual Israeli Conference on Intelligence Studies. Featuring fascinating research panels on Intelligence&AI, Intelligence after OCT7, and other topics, as well as talks by senior figures from academia, government and intelligence. 🔗to register: www.ifis.co.il

The Annual Israeli Conference for Intelligence Studies - 2025

The Annual Israeli Conference for Intelligence Studies 2025 - Intelligence Transforamtions - October 28-29, 2025

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לפני כשבוע פורסם תזכיר חוק להארכת האיסור על צריכת פרסומי טרור. 🚨בפוסט חדש בבלוג של איקון אני טוען שלחוק יש אפקט מצנן על צריכת תכנים חוקיים, ושהתיקים הספורים במסגרתם הוא מופעל לא מצדיקים את הפגיעה בחופש המחשבה, הרחבה בהרבה מגדרי האיסור הפלילי המצומצם שבלשונו.https://tinyurl.com/isatrr25

משטרת מחשבות לשנתיים נוספות? / עמיר כהנא

בשקט בשקט, בחצות שלפני ערב חג, כאילו ביקש שלא למשוך תשומת לב לכך, פרסם משרד המשפטים  את תזכיר חוק המאבק בטרור להארכת תוקפה של העבירה האוסרת על צריכת פרסומי טרור.[1] העבירה נוספה לחוק כשבוע לאח…

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Both an interesting and frustrating read.

404 Media@404media.co · 10mo ago

An appeals court in California issued a blistering decision and record $10,000 fine against a lawyer who submitted a brief in which “nearly all of the legal quotations in plaintiff’s opening brief “are fabricated” through use of AI. 🔗 www.404media.co/18-lawyers-c...

🚨1/ New Commentary in @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social: "Surveil and control? Monitoring of web activity in Israel." journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... Authorities in Israel had Legal powers to monitor both ‘active’ social media posting and 'passive' internet use history prior to October 7th 2023.

ועכשיו בתלת מימד

Amir Cahane@amircahane.bsky.social · last yr.

מאמרי "חקיקה אלגוריתמית ולקחי המודל הלוגריתמי: על מס דירה שלישית וחקיקה מבוססת נתונים" פורסם בכתב העת 'משפט חברה ותרבות'. הגרסה הסופית זמינה כאן: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

מאמרי "חקיקה אלגוריתמית ולקחי המודל הלוגריתמי: על מס דירה שלישית וחקיקה מבוססת נתונים" פורסם בכתב העת 'משפט חברה ותרבות'. הגרסה הסופית זמינה כאן: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Wrapping up the PrivaCI 7th Symposium, where I had the privilege to present my paper 'Putting OSINT in context: how to regulate privacy in public.' It has been a fascinating, intense two days which showcased the variety of practical and theoretical applications of contextual integrity.

Next week I will be presenting my paper ‘Putting OSINT in context: how to regulate privacy in public’ in the 7th annual PrivaCI Symposium in Brussels, organized by imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Brussels Privacy Hub.

CPDPconferences@cpdpconferences.bsky.social · last yr.

7th Annual PrivaCI Symposium, Brussels 19-20/05 2025 Call for Papers: 14/02 Join us for discussions on Contextual Integrity in privacy & data protection. Held alongside CPDP.ai 2025, this symposium connects top experts shaping future standards Submit shorturl.at/00OGy Register shorturl.at/wdgNV