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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🤖📢My case note on the Israeli case of Ben Cohen v. the Municipality of Ramat Gan, which deals with AI hallucinations within the context of administrative decision making, is out now in the recent volume of the Journal of AI Law and Regulation (AIRe). aire.lexxion.eu/article/AIRE...

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Ben Cohen v Municipality of Ramat Gan: AI Hallucinations in Administra

<p>CA (Administrative) 63194-08-25, Supreme Court of Israel, 22 March 2026 This case note analyses Ben Cohen v Municipality of Ramat Gan (Supreme Court of Israel, 22 March 2026), the first Israeli dec

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The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) @ilintelligence.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The next Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies webinar will host Dr. Aviva Guttmann, presenting her book 'Operation Wrath of God: The Secret History of European Intelligence and Mossad’s Assassination Campaign'. 🗓️ Thursday, July 2, at 11 am EST / 17 pm CET Register here: shorturl.at/ohQZw

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

1/ I am delighted to share that my paper ‘Futureproofing Israeli Surveillance Law – Past, Present and Future’ is now available on the Israel Law Review. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

1/ I immensely enjoyed attending the biannual @survstudiesnet.bsky.social conference this week. With a genuinely rich program, There is plenty to digest. Several ideas and discussions will directly inform my ongoing research, and I look forward to working through them in the weeks ahead.

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The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) @ilintelligence.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The next Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) webinar will host Dr. Thorsten Wetzling, presenting his paper 'Data bought, rights ignored: European intelligence services' use of commercially sourced data'. 🗓️ Tuesday, June 16, at 11 am EST / 17 pm CET Register here: forms.gle/tJL6XaUNCQhi...

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The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) @ilintelligence.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

One month remaining to submit your proposal for the Israeli Intelligence Studies Conference 2026. Don't miss the deadline.

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The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) @ilintelligence.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

📢 The Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies (IFIS) is Issuing today the call for papers & award nominations for the Israeli Intelligence Studies Conference 2026! 📅 November 4, 2026 🌍 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 📩 Submission deadline: July 31, 2026

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Download while it’s hot! (And don’t forget to cite)

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Presented today, in the 13th privacy conference in Tel Aviv university, my WIP paper on state surveillance chilling effects on the Arab-Israeli minority. Great feedback from our growing privacy community.

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Had a great time (albeit disrupted by two missile alarms) talking about the Israeli intelligence oversight ecosystem in the first Latin American Forum (InteLA) for Intelligence Studies. next time, hopefully, in person!

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

רשימה חדשה באייקון על דוח המבקר בנוגע לרוגלות בשירות המשטרה. היא טוענת ששימוש בכלים טכנולוגיים בהסתמך על פרשנות משפטית כשאין חקיקה מפורשת מחייב לפרסמה בפומבי; ושממצאי הדוח הם תוצר של ההעדפה השיטתית של המשטרה להצטייד באמצעים כאלו ללא עבודת מטה סדורה והליכי רכש נאותים.

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Join our next Israeli Forum for Intellignce Studies (IFIS) webinar #4.3, 'Algorithms at War: AI and the Digital Transformation of Intelligence' with @clementrenault.bsky.social . 📅 Tuesday, January 20, at 11 am EST / 17 pm CET Contact me for Zoom URL become a friend of IFIS here: www.ifis.co.il

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Interestingly, no mention of the mandated backdoors under IPA2016 (s.253), particularly in light of recent developments regarding the Apple TCN.

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

New paper alert! Co-authored with Michael Sierra, "Nascent Regulatory Sandbox Frameworks for AI in Israel," (Cambridge Forum FOR AI: Law & Reg) explores Israel's experimental regulation across autonomous vehicles, fintech, and broader legislative guidelines. #AIRegulation #Israel

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

The editorial for the special issue of @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social, by @robkitchin.bsky.social, @kylzjarrett.bsky.social, Jing Hiah and @steelecat717.bsky.social is out. I am happy to have contributed my commentary 'Surveil and control?' Monitoring of web activity in Israel' to this volume.

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This week I presented my paper "Putting OSINT in Context: How to Regulate Privacy in Public" in the Annual Israeli Conference of Intelligence Studies in @hebrewuniversity.bsky.social, organized by the Israeli Forum for Intelligence Studies. (photo:looking at Homeric curated online personae)

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Thrilled to be presenting my paper "Putting OSINT in Context: How to Regulate Privacy in Public" in the Annual Israeli Conference of Intelligence Studies, organized by the Israeli Forum of Intelligence Studies, this Wednesday at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. להרשמה: 🔗https://ifis.co.il

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

New day, new way to underscore FRT privacy harms

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Coming up on October 29th is the Annual Israeli Conference on Intelligence Studies. Featuring fascinating research panels on Intelligence&AI, Intelligence after OCT7, and other topics, as well as talks by senior figures from academia, government and intelligence. 🔗to register: www.ifis.co.il

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The Annual Israeli Conference for Intelligence Studies - 2025

The Annual Israeli Conference for Intelligence Studies 2025 - Intelligence Transforamtions - October 28-29, 2025

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

לפני כשבוע פורסם תזכיר חוק להארכת האיסור על צריכת פרסומי טרור. 🚨בפוסט חדש בבלוג של איקון אני טוען שלחוק יש אפקט מצנן על צריכת תכנים חוקיים, ושהתיקים הספורים במסגרתם הוא מופעל לא מצדיקים את הפגיעה בחופש המחשבה, הרחבה בהרבה מגדרי האיסור הפלילי המצומצם שבלשונו.https://tinyurl.com/isatrr25

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משטרת מחשבות לשנתיים נוספות? / עמיר כהנא

בשקט בשקט, בחצות שלפני ערב חג, כאילו ביקש שלא למשוך תשומת לב לכך, פרסם משרד המשפטים את תזכיר חוק המאבק בטרור להארכת תוקפה של העבירה האוסרת על צריכת פרסומי טרור.[1] העבירה נוספה לחוק כשבוע לאח…

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Both an interesting and frustrating read.

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🚨1/ New Commentary in @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social: "Surveil and control? Monitoring of web activity in Israel." journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... Authorities in Israel had Legal powers to monitor both ‘active’ social media posting and 'passive' internet use history prior to October 7th 2023.

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

ועכשיו בתלת מימד

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

מאמרי "חקיקה אלגוריתמית ולקחי המודל הלוגריתמי: על מס דירה שלישית וחקיקה מבוססת נתונים" פורסם בכתב העת 'משפט חברה ותרבות'. הגרסה הסופית זמינה כאן: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Wrapping up the PrivaCI 7th Symposium, where I had the privilege to present my paper 'Putting OSINT in context: how to regulate privacy in public.' It has been a fascinating, intense two days which showcased the variety of practical and theoretical applications of contextual integrity.

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Next week I will be presenting my paper ‘Putting OSINT in context: how to regulate privacy in public’ in the 7th annual PrivaCI Symposium in Brussels, organized by imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Brussels Privacy Hub.

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Amir Cahane @amircahane.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

makes you wonder if @signal.org was served by the Home Office with a TCN, or maybe it is just satisfied by the ghost user protocol proof of concept.

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