Protecting your virtual privacy

Tel Aviv University recommends that lawmakers take a closer look at digital and Internet security

		IMAGE: Dr. Michael Birnhack is a member of Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Law. Click here for more information.

The details of your personal life, such as grocery purchases and pizza topping preferences, are collected every day ― online and by club and discount cards from the gym, department store and supermarket. Though this data seems innocent enough, when it's put together it can tell a whole lot about your health, finances and behavior. That information, a Tel Aviv University researcher reminds us, could eventually be used against you.