The Israel Internet Association recently published a report on
the protection of children's privacy on the internet
("Report"). The Report focuses both on
the current legal status of the protection of children's
privacy (in Israel and other jurisdictions) and on recommendation
for an amendment to the Israel's Protection of Privacy Law,
5741-1981 ("Protection of Privacy Law").
The main recommendation included in the Report is to specifically
recognize the unique characteristics of children's right to
privacy, and significantly restrict the different uses that can be
made of personal information collected from children.
Children's Privacy Protection under Israeli Law
The current privacy protection law in Israel does not
specifically address children's right to privacy, and the rules
which apply to the infringement of such rights are derived from the
general privacy protection laws as well as from legal capacity and
guardianship laws. The general rule under the
