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Exposure to Online Threats and Practices of Cyber Protection among the Israeli Public

Publishing Date: June 2, 2022

|Data collection period: January 13, 2022 – January 20, 2022| This page presents recent data regarding cyber threats and online crime in Israel: the scope of exposure to threats and the cyber-security mechanisms activated by the Israeli public (anti-virus, VPN, operating system updates), while enabling examination of user patterns in specific focus-groups, according to a variety of demographic characteristics. Data…

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Proposal for Social Networks Regulation in Israel

Publishing Date: April 19, 2022

On March 6, 2022, the Committee for Adapting the Law to the Challenges of Innovation and Technology Acceleration in the Ministry of Justice and the Advisory Committee to Examine Regulation on Digital Content Platforms in the Ministry of Communications, issued an open call for the public. The committees requested the public’s comments on alternative regulatory arrangements designed to block offensive…

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ISOC-IL Position: Promoting Internet Infrastructure for Minorities in Israel

Publishing Date: April 11, 2022

On January 25, 2022, the Ministry of Communications published a Call for Bids to submit responses on the issue of encouraging the deployment of advanced internet infrastructure in ethnic minority towns and villages. On February 13, 2022, a response to the Call for Bids was submitted on behalf of the Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL), the National Committee of Heads of…

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Social Media and Digital Services in Israel: Data on Usage and Attitudes (2022)

Publishing Date: April 10, 2022

|Data collection period: December 26, 2021 – January 10, 2022| Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) publishes data on the scope of usage and views of the Israeli public regarding various digital services, with the option of examining usage patterns in focused cross-sections according to a variety of demographics. The data is based on a survey conducted for the Israel Internet Association…

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Israeli Public’s Feelings and Attitudes Toward Invasion of Privacy (2022)

Publishing Date: March 6, 2022

In January 2022, the Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) and Privacy Israel conducted a comprehensive survey to examine the Israeli public’s feelings and concerns regarding people’s right to privacy and threats presented by public and commercial bodies. The survey was conducted in January 2022 by the Rushinek Institute among 1,025 respondents, constituting a representative sample of the Israeli population aged 18…

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Data on Internet Users in Israel: Age, Sector, Gender, and Geography (2021)

Publishing Date: February 7, 2022

This publication  presents data and insights about internet access and use in Israel, highlighting age, sector, and geography-related digital gaps. Data is based on the social survey of the Central Bureau of Statistics for 2020 (published in the mid 2021). Availability and Use of Personal Computer in Israel 17.5% of Israelis aged 20 and over (1,001,474 people) have no computer…

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ISOC-IL Survey: Sexual Harassments Online (2021)

Publishing Date: February 7, 2022

Following are the findings of a new survey of the Israel Internet Association, conducted by the Geocartography knowledge Group at the end of 2021 among 620 respondents aged 18 and over (496 women and 123 men).   How common are online sexual harassments and abuses, and who do they target? About a third of the respondents (32%) reported being subjected…

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ISOC-IL position against the use of NSO spyware by Israel Police

Publishing Date: January 24, 2022

During January 2022, the Calcalist newspaper published an investigation according to which, for several years, the police have also routinely used offensive cyber tools developed by the NSO Group and allow remote infiltration, without the knowledge of investigated parties. Following this publication Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL), together with other civil society organizations, appealed to the Attorney General on January 18,…

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Welcome the new “.ישראל” ccTLD in Hebrew

Publishing Date: November 1, 2021

After the public participation process and an in-depth discussion about the structure of the new ccTLD “.ישראל”, the Board of Directors of Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) has decided to follow the outline of Flat Structure and Sector-pided Structure. This alternative allows internet users in Israel to register Hebrew domain names directly under the ccTLD “.ישראל”. ISOC-IL opted to exclude public…

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Data on Social Media and Online Platform Use in Israel (2021)

Publishing Date: October 7, 2021

The following data tool maps the Israeli public’s use of various online services, allowing to examine usage patterns based on various demographic segments. The datasets and findings presented here were collected in the first quarter of 2021, based on a survey conducted for the Competition Authority by Maagar Mochot Research Institute led by Prof. Ytzhak Katz. Summary of findings –…

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ISOC-IL’s position on proposed Basic Law: Judicial Rights

Publishing Date: September 5, 2021

On August 11, 2021, the Ministry of Justice announced its plan to prepare a Basic Law regulating Judicial Rights, which would explicitly secure individuals’ fundamental rights vis-à-vis the judicial system and law enforcement agencies. The law refers to the right of access to courts and a fair trial (rights of suspects, detainees, and defendants). The Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) responded…

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ISOC-IL Response to the Governmental Strategy for Fiber Deployment

Publishing Date: July 30, 2021

The Ministry of Communications’ strategic plan for deploying fiber-optic infrastructure for the Israeli public, which is also enshrined in legislation, consists of two pillars: (a) Bezeq is committed to deploying fiber-optic networks to 80% of the various regions in Israel, at its selection (in other words, the reasons most beneficial for it from a business perspective); (B) The deployment of…

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ISOC-IL and Civil Society Organizations Respond to Omnibus Bill Draft

Publishing Date: July 5, 2021

The Israel Internet Association, Privacy Israel, the Law, Technology & Cyber Legal Clinic at the University of Haifa Faculty of Law, the Israel Democracy Institute, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, and the International Human Rights Clinic at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem oppose the digital procedures proposed by the state in the Arrangements Law to be submitted soon…

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Hebrew Country Code Top Level Domain”.ישראל”

Publishing Date: May 2, 2021

The public is welcome to participate in decisions about theישראל” .“ ccTLD’s operational model Starting Sunday, April 18, 2021, Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) invites Israeli internet users, industry stakeholders, and government officials to join a public participation process in preparation for the upcoming launch of a Hebrew ccTLD: “.ישראל” The new TLD is an addition to Israel’s existing .il suffix.…

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