A man installed hidden cameras and listening devices in his ex-wife's apartment, in order to spy on her and photograph her in intimate situations, and even disbursed some of the findings at her workplace.
The Court held that the man owes his ex-wife compensation of ILS 100,000 for the breach of her privacy. Breach of privacy includes spying on or tracking down a person who may harass him, eavesdropping prohibited under law and photographing a person in private situations. For a defence to be applied, one must be act in good faith as to the possibility of a breach of privacy. Israeli law enables compensation without proof of damage of up to ILS 50,000 and when there was intent to cause harm - ILS 100,000. However, the victim cannot request both statutory compensation and compensation that includes proof of damage. Here, the man intended to plant cameras and wiretaps in order to breach his ex-wife's privacy and did so for a long time. The act was with intent to harm and thus the man must pay her ILS 100,000.