Tehilla Shwartz-Altshuler

Tehilla Shwartz-Altshuler is a Senior Fellow and head of the Democrzcy in the Information Age Program at the Israel Democracy Institute.

 A smartphone with a displayed ChatGPT logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken February 23, 2023.

Yom Kippur War: How ChatGPT can be use for military intel, war simulation - opinion

 AN AUTOMATIC security checking system at Ben-Gurion Airport: A public discussion should be held in the Knesset, addressing implications of using technological systems, says the writer

Under the radar of legislators and the public - opinion

 Cyber attacks spiked in 2021

Israel's cybersecurity is a ticking time bomb - opinion


Elon Musk, Twitter: Why the richest man wants to control media - opinion

Elon Musk wants to be the prophet of the next generation and to expand the boundaries of our technological imagination.

 ELON MUSK’S Twitter profile is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration.

Police cannot be allowed to use anti-terror tools against suspects - opinion

The debate as to how to define the Pegasus software in legislation and when it may or may not be used misses the point entirely.

 FORMER ISRAELI police commissioner Roni Alsheich during a visit to the Western Wall in 2016. It was during Alsheich’s tenure that spyware became increasingly used by the police

The Israeli public has a right to know about illegal surveillance - opinion

Civilians should have the tools to sue for such infringements on their privacy.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett with Israel Police chief Insp.-Gen. Kobi Shabtai during a ceremony after the largest-ever police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Tel Aviv in November.

Metaverse has same, if not worse, issues as Facebook did - opinion

We are all familiar with the addiction and emotional impact that Facebook and Instagram have had on us and on our adolescent children.

 NICK CLEGG, VP of Global Affairs & Communications at Meta, participates remotely in the Web Summit, Europe’s largest technology conference, in Lisbon earlier this month.

FDA decision to limit COVID booster shots didn't satisfy anyone - opinion

The FDA approved the COVID-19 booster shot only for high-risk patients and people over 65, which is not the answer Pfizer, the US and Israel wanted to hear.

 A WOMAN receives a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Tel Aviv in August

The sins of the digital era - opinion

Social media narrows our range of information by spreading misinformation.

 Social media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok

Electronic bracelet use needs to be done with data restrictions - opinion

Are electronic bracelets an innovation? Not really.

PASSENGERS ARRIVING from Frankfurt earlier this month receive electronic bracelets for their quarantine period.

Spread of disinformation on social media should concern democratic world

Likud’s digital campaign, which included intensive use of Facebook Live, a Facebook Messenger chatbot and aggressive tweeting, failed to bring it victory.

Reporters lined up at a media conference (Illustrative)

The Ethiopian-Israeli protests

Coverage of this sad event began with reporting from the site of the shooting by a policeman, which rapidly became the “site of the murder.” There was no murder.

Ethiopian-Israelis protest throughout the country

Defending Israeli elections against the digital onslaught

Today, Israeli election law focuses on banning propaganda conducted by means of boats and planes (e.g. adverts on them).

Elections are coming