Israel's High Court Bans Parties From Tracking Voters at Polls

Israel's Supreme Court ruled today to overturn a decision by the Central Elections Committee, prohibiting party representatives stationed at polling stations from transmitting real-time information about voter turnout to their campaign headquarters. Previously, political parties utilized applications to monitor which citizens had cast their ballots and which had not, enabling them to contact non-voters and encourage their participation.

The court determined that this practice constituted a severe infringement on citizens' privacy and has now forbidden it. The ruling aims to protect the personal data of voters from being tracked and exploited by political campaigns during elections.