Defamation & Privacy · Legal briefing
Privacy Infringements & Intimate Content
By Adv. Yechiel Rachamim Menahemov & Adv. Assaf ShpigelPublished:
The practical dilemma
You discover covert filming in a private setting or a threat to distribute intimate material.
The legal position
Protection of Privacy Law 1981 section 2 includes specified filming and private-life disclosures. Section 4 creates civil liability and section 5 addresses certain intentional offences; not every publication attracts the same offence or penalty. Intimate-content distribution may also fall within Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law section 3(a)(5A), subject to conditions and defences. Amendment 13 took effect on 14 August 2025, chiefly strengthening information governance and enforcement; the underlying filming protections predate it. Official source 1 Official source 2
Your next step
Secure evidence without recirculating intimate content. Assess removal, appropriate orders and a complaint according to severity. Record consent, identity and exposure, distinguishing civil, criminal and regulatory routes.