Meir Elchassid, a volunteer from Rehovot, Israel, stumbled upon the ancient glazed bowl during a communal archaeological dig to uncover historical artifacts.
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The only directives regarding the installation of such CCTV cameras are from the Justice Ministry’s Privacy Protection Authority from 2012, and directives regarding the use of drones as well as an Interior Ministry procedure on cameras in parking structures.
According to the report’s author, Ro’i Goldschmidt, facial recognition cameras are not in use by any of the municipalities that responded to the Knesset research center’s questionnaire.
However, the Israel Airports Authority did not respond to the questionnaire and the Public Security Ministry asked that its replies be kept confidential.