חוק התקשורת (בזק ושידורים) (תיקון מס' 81), התשפ"ה–2025Law on Communications (Telecommunications and Broadcasting) (Amendment No. 81), 2025 · automatic translation · suggest a correction

Official summary of the law (Knesset)

The amendment provides that a telephony service provider may transmit to an emergency hotline for first psychological aid or to a hotline for assistance to victims of sexual assault, at the request of said hotline, the last three digits of confidential phone numbers from which calls are made to that hotline. The emergency hotlines authorized to receive such information are the emergency hotlines designated in regulations enacted by the Minister of Communications, with the consent of the Minister of Welfare and Social Security. It is further provided that the information transmitted as stated will be secured in accordance with the Privacy Protection Law, 1981, and will be used by the emergency hotline only for the purpose of contacting the Israel Police in case of concern for the safety of the person contacting the hotline. After the need for such information has ended, and no later than 24 hours after receipt of the information, the information will be deleted by whoever received it. In addition, the amendment provides that the list of such emergency hotlines, and any change thereto, will be published on the website of the Ministry of Communications.

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