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ISRAEL Shin Bet stops asking universities for alumni lists Tweet Haaretz .



Haaretz had reported in June that at the Shin Bet's request Israeli universities were providing the organisation with lists of graduates, their identity numbers and contact details. A source at one university said that the Shin Bet passes a form with a formal request to academic institutions, seeking details about graduates as part of its recruitment efforts.



Following that story, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel asked the Shin Bet to stop gathering such information. The Shin Bet's legal advisers said recently that “following an examination it has been decided not to continue with approaching institutions of higher learning for lists of graduates”.

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The Shin Bet says it has decided to quit asking universities for information about their graduates for the sake of building up the security agency's recruitment lists, writes Chaim Levinson forhad reported in June that at the Shin Bet's request Israeli universities were providing the organisation with lists of graduates, their identity numbers and contact details. A source at one university said that the Shin Bet passes a form with a formal request to academic institutions, seeking details about graduates as part of its recruitment efforts.Following that story, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel asked the Shin Bet to stop gathering such information. The Shin Bet's legal advisers said recently that “following an examination it has been decided not to continue with approaching institutions of higher learning for lists of graduates”. Follow University World News on Facebook



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