The IAPP Global Legislative Predictions 2026 are now published, offering a global outlook on privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance.
Adv. Dan Or-Hof, newly appointed IAPP Country Leader for Israel, contributed insights on the significant developments in Israeli privacy law following the implementation of Amendment 13 to the Protection of Privacy Law in August 2025.
Key highlights from Dan’s predictions for Israel in 2026:
- Enhanced regulatory powers: The Protection of Privacy Authority (PPA) can impose substantial financial penalties, issue administrative orders, and initiate criminal investigations.
- Mandatory Data Protection Officers (DPOs): Public bodies, data brokers, and organizations processing sensitive data on a large scale must appoint DPOs with independence, privacy expertise, and access to senior management.
- Stricter compliance requirements: Consent must be granular, explicit, and context-specific; privacy practices must align with evolving transparency and accountability standards.
- AI governance: Privacy law now applies across the AI lifecycle, requiring risk assessments, transparency, and safeguards against bias and discrimination.
- Outlook for 2026: Expect active enforcement, increased litigation (including class actions), organizational adaptation, and a more coordinated approach to privacy, cybersecurity, and AI regulation.
📖 Read the full IAPP Global Legislative Predictions 2026: IAPP Global Legislative Predictions 2026
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