Surveillance

Former IDF intel. officer sentenced to prison term in Greek spying case

Tal Dilian and his partner, Sara Aleksandra Fayssal Hamou, were sentenced to prison in Greece for illegal surveillance, including monitoring government officials and journalists with spyware.

Former Israeli intelligence officer and spyware CEO Tal Dilian poses at his home in Limassol, Cyprus, April 2020; illustrative.
an illustrative image of Anthropic's Claude.

Anthropic says Chinese AI labs stole data from Claude to train rival models

Israel, India relations

Israeli firm Autonomous Guard enters Indian defense market with $1.9m deal

 Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

Israel can maintain military edge by expanding into space, sources tell 'Post'


Coronavirus: IDF report details digital track options for Israel, world

"Western countries are struggling to access the information needed to carry out epidemiological investigations with wide-scale efficiency,” according to the report.

A man wears a face mask for fear of the coronavirus as he takes the train to Haifa, on March 17, 2020

The controversy of using counterterror tools to fight coronavirus spread

We are now in the midst of a rising wave of COVID-19 cases, and there are important questions about what the government can do to confront this.

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

Amnesty Int'l examines human rights violations by surveillance apps

The report shows that some of the apps pose a real risk of human rights violations.

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

What does Russia want with Lebanon’s gas fields?

Despite the modest signs for actual gas finds, Russia’s involvement in the Lebanese energy market spans much wider interests than natural gas – some of which directly concern Israel.

The Leviathan gas platform pictured in the Mediterranean Sea.

Government limits coronavirus cellphone surveillance to "special cases"

Circumventing parliament in March, as the coronavirus spread, the cabinet approved emergency regulations that enabled the use of the technology, usually deployed for anti-terrorism.

National struggle to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Israel

Citizens' movements stored in off-the-books police database - report

"Either way, once finalized, the procedure will not be disclosed to the public," police said.

Israeli police officers seen during a raid on the ultra orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Meah Shearim, as they close shops and disperse public gatherings following the government decisions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. March 24, 2020

Shin Bet cyber founder: Coronavirus surveillance needed to save lives

Maybe empower new body to replace agency in future, protect privacy

A man wears a face mask for fear of the coronavirus as he takes the train to Haifa, on March 17, 2020

Knesset committee extends Shin Bet surveillance to May 26 in split vote

You want to change from a democracy to a Shin Bet state’

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

Gov't extends Shin Bet coronavirus surveillance, advances Knesset bill

The current plan is to ask the Knesset Intelligence Subcommittee to extend the program until June 16 or until a new Knesset law is passed to regulate it.

SECURITY SURVEILLANCE monitors. Privacy advocates argue that even if the official transfer of data does not identify individuals, anyone who wants to abuse the information to invade an individual’s privacy can do so with ease

Coronavirus cannot be used as excuse to curb human rights, nations told

"We are ... concerned by the growing practice of monitoring and closely controlling people’s movements, even at the cost of their privacy."

National struggle to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Israel