Adv. Assaf Harel, a partner who leads our firm’s Cyber-Security and Data Protection practice, addressed, in an interview to Bloomberg BNA, the new legal opinion of Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority referring to email lists as a “database” under privacy protection laws.

“This could prove a substantial burden on small and medium-sized businesses… Businesses will need to appoint a database manager, draft internal procedures and documentation, and comply with security requirements for each list.”