The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority has published today
(28/11) an opinion regarding the question of
whether the data protection requirements set out under the
Israeli Privacy Protection Law apply to a digital database that
contains individuals' names and email addresses ("the
Opinion").
The Privacy Protection Authority has clarified that a database
that contains individuals' names and email addresses would be
regarded as "personal information" per the Law.
More importantly, while Article 7(2) of the Law excludes
"collection that includes only the name, address and method of
communication" from the definition of a "database"
under the Law (subject to fulfillment of certain conditions),
it was clarified that a database containing
individuals' names and email addresses would not fall within
this exclusion, given that email addresses may, in some
instances, reveal additional information relating to the
individuals (such as private matters or a persons'
beliefs).
