Shin Bet Tracking, Police Check-ups: Pandemic Spurs Rise of Big Coronavirus Brother
More and more government bodies and private groups are tracking where Israelis are and what they're doing
Refaella Goichman
Israeli Defense Ministry Teaming Up With Spyware Firm NSO to Fight Coronavirus
Authorities looking into tasking controversial firm with aggregating all information available to grade likelihood of any resident to have been exposed to the coronavirus
Israeli Doctors Warn Shin Bet Surveillance Actually Hindering Efforts to Combat Coronavirus
Physicians' association claims the security service's use of technology to identify people who have come in contact with carriers of the coronavirus is not providing the right information
Israel Is the Only Democracy Using Its Security Services to Track Coronavirus Victims
Many countries use technological means in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus and enforce isolation, but Israel is acting more like China than other Western nations
Senior Campaign Official Says Netanyahu's Party Tracked Voters' Phones on Election Day
Gili Argentaro has told a podcast that voters could be located 'at the level of 15 meters' in a bid to get them to the polls
Netanyahu Rival's Party Says Hit by Russian Bots, Then Blames PM's Party
Yisrael Beiteinu hired an intelligence firm to investigate site purporting to be run by ex-Soviet immigrants and calling Avigdor Lieberman an 'existential danger'
Likud Election App Is Like Coronavirus for Israel's Security, ex-Mossad Chief Says
Anyone with an Israeli phone number can access the Elector app's full voter database ■ High Court dismisses petition against the app: ‘It's a civil matter'
Presentation Shows: Company Headed by Gantz Had No Clients Besides the Police
Now-defunct AI company had told the police its product was ready while it was still developing basic voice and machine text analysis
Want Your Money? Tell Us Who You’ll Be Voting for in Israel's Next Election
Some ATMs asking users to take opinion poll when they withdraw money. Operator: It’s legal, more polls to come
Likud’s Version of Big Brother: Its Controversial App for Israeli Voters
One party activist said he deleted the app – and two minutes later, received a text message imploring him to re-install it. Another user was a 13-year-old boy, who is too young to vote
Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Makes One Billion Dollar Exit
Armis sold to New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners
Thanks to Last-minute Intel Deal, Israeli Tech Exits Doubled in 2019
Sales and IPOs reached $9.9 billion, capping decade total of $70.8 billion
Soccer Team Looking to Get a High-tech Kick Out of Israeli Startups
Working with sports-tech firm Hype, Maccabi Haifa is providing a testing ground for innovation and investing in firms
Israel’s Biggest Gaming Firm Scores a Deal With Sony
Crazy Labs has found success in ‘bathroom games’ for hyper-casual users – and now it's arrived in Hollywood
Israeli E-security Startup Riskified Raises $165 Million, Reaches $1 Billion Valuation
Last year, Riskified had revenues of more than $100 million, being profitable for the past two years
High-tech Lacks Experienced Workers. Should Israel Pay to Train Them?
The Israel Innovation Authority thinks it has the solution, and is currently launching a pilot that offers a subsidy for companies that train new university or seminary graduates
Four Israeli Startups Nab $320 Million in New Funds
Fundraisers led by $176 million round by fintech firm Fundbox
This Is How Netanyahu Took Over Facebook
How did 'The Most Moroccan Group in the World,' with 63,000 followers, change its name overnight to 'My Bibi'?
Netanyahu's New Election Message: 'Arabs Want to Annihilate Us All'
Netanyahu's Facebook followers urged to make campaign calls and issue warning over left-wing government ■ Likud: Message was staffer mistake ■ Arab party leader: Netanyahu is psychopath with no red lines
Watch It, Facebook: Israeli Startups Devise Ways to Protect User Privacy
Once an offshoot of cybersecurity, privacy tech has come into its own in recent years as regulations get tougher and users demand protection
It All Started at Lunch With Sara Netanyahu: The Strange Deal Between Israel and Honduras
President Juan Hernández inaugurated a new trade mission in Jerusalem which could create 5,000 job openings for Hondurans in Israel. But the foreign ministry says no official agreement has been drafted
You, Too, Can Be a Mossad Hero Without Leaving the Movie Theater
Virtual reality hasn’t lived up to its early promise, but Asaf and Eyal Geva think they have a winning formula with their ‘Mossad’ movie tie-up
Coding Boot Camp Opens Door to Israeli Tech for African Asylum Seekers
The program aims for better-paying work in an Israeli industry that badly needs skilled employees
'The Nespresso of Sex Toys': Israeli Forms Fund to Invest in 'Sexual Wellness' Startups
Intimate Capital aims to raise $20 million for sex-tech and disrupt sex toy business
12+ Must-have Apps to Get Around, Eat Well and Hook Up in Tel Aviv
From bikes, scooters, taxis and ride-sharing to food, dating and money: Haaretz lays down all the apps necessary for tourists to get around Tel Aviv (updating)
Ronit Atad Named Microsoft Israel CEO
Atad previously served as the CEO of Elad Software Systems
Breaches of Israel's Biometric Database Kept Secret Until Watchdog Happened Upon Reports
Government is invoking security grounds to keep details of two breaches - in 2017 and 2018 - from the public eye, while Population Authority says oversight bodies were informed
The Tiny Team That Tells Israeli Leaders What the Future Is Likely to Bring
The Intelligence Ministry’s Horizon Scanning desk examines global trends to make sure the country isn’t caught flat-footed in a rapidly changing world
How Netanyahu Defanged Social Media Regulation Ahead of Election
Israel went into this year’s election without adequate laws or the regulatory authority to prevent many of the worst online excesses - largely thanks to the prime minister
Hacker Claims They Breached Israel's Voter Registry Three Days Before Election
Some believe the hacker simply recycled old information from an 11-year-old breach of Israel's population registry, which was leaked on the internet