AI law comparison · Data verified 2026-08-22
GDPR Article 22 vs Israel Privacy Protection Law
GDPR Article 22 and Israel Privacy Protection Law are two of the 169 AI and data regulations Aegis Firma tracks. They have different scopes, effective dates, and penalties — and many businesses fall under both. Here is the side-by-side, drawn directly from the regulatory registry.
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Summary of publicly available regulatory text. Verify against current official sources before relying on this for compliance decisions. Not legal advice.
The key difference
Israel Privacy Protection Law takes effect first, so it is usually the more urgent of the two. GDPR Article 22 tracks 5 compliance requirements and Israel Privacy Protection Law tracks 4. They are not interchangeable — meeting one does not discharge the other. The practical question is not which law is “stricter,” but which of them — or both — actually applies to your business.
EU GDPR Article 22 — Automated Decision-Making & AI Profiling
GDPR Article 22 (in force since May 25, 2018) gives EU and EEA residents the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing — including AI profiling — that produces legal or similarly significant effects (credit scores, hiring, insurance pricing, content moderation). Organizations must inform individuals of automated processing, provide meaningful explanations of logic, implement human revi…
Full GDPR Article 22 requirementsIsrael Privacy Protection Law (PPL 5741-1981) + Amendment 13 + INCD AI
Israel's Privacy Protection Law (PPL, 5741-1981) is administered by the Privacy Protection Authority (PPA, formerly ILITA). Israel received an EU adequacy decision in 2011 (under periodic EU review). Amendment 13 — approved by the Knesset 2024-08-05, with most provisions effective 2025-08-14 (NOT January 2024, a date this entry previously stated in error) — added GDPR-aligned provisions: a mandatory Privacy Protectio…
Full Israel Privacy Protection Law requirementsCommon questions
Could both GDPR Article 22 and Israel Privacy Protection Law apply to my business?
Yes. GDPR Article 22 and Israel Privacy Protection Law are separate regulations with separate scopes — a business can fall under both at once. GDPR Article 22 covers GDPR Art. Israel Privacy Protection Law covers Israel's Privacy Protection Law (PPL, 5741-1981) is administered by the Privacy Protection Authority (PPA, formerly ILITA). If your operations meet both scopes, you must comply with both. Aegis Firma's free scan checks all 169 tracked regulations against your business profile so you do not have to read each law to find out.
Which has the higher maximum penalty — GDPR Article 22 or Israel Privacy Protection Law?
GDPR Article 22: €20,000,000 or 4% of global annual turnover — whichever is higher (GDPR Art. 83(5)) Israel Privacy Protection Law: Tiered under Amendment 13: per-offense fines ILS 1,000-320,000; aggravated cases doubled to ILS 640,000; large-scale violations add a per-data-subject component up to ILS 100/individual; capped at 5% of annual turnover in the most serious cases. Class actions permitted under PPL Section 31. Criminal sanctions for willful breaches. Penalty structures differ by regulator and violation type — read each law's full page for the cure periods and per-violation detail.
When does each law take effect?
GDPR Article 22 — effective 2018-05-25. Israel Privacy Protection Law — effective 1981-01-01, enforcement from 2025-08-14. Dates last verified against official sources on 2026-08-22 and 2026-08-22 respectively.
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