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Sudan junta shuts down Internet to cover-up horrific human rights violations
9th of January protest in Sudan.(Source: Uzaz Elshami’s twitter account) Following the massacre of peaceful ...
Uber buys Careem: What does that mean to us as consumers?
On Tuesday, Uber announced that it acquired Careem, the sole competitor in the Middle East, for $ 3.1 billion. $ 1.4 billion will be paid in cash and Careem shareholders will receive $ 1.7 billion in Uber shares. “Uber will have all its transport, delivery and payment operations across the Greater Middle East,” said Careem, […]
Vulnerability in touch’s SAT Protocol Threatens Millions
An exploit in touch’s SIM Application Toolkit (SAT) protocol enables companies and individuals to access any touch SIM card and send messages without the owner of the SIM card’s knowledge, a source familiar with the situation told SMEX. According to the source, touch SIM cards have been vulnerable for at least the past five […]
SMEX launches Muhal, its FoE-related case online database
On Wednesday, February 27, SMEX officially launched its online freedom of expression (FoE) case database, Muhal (muhal.org), at its Masaha space in Beirut. Muhal is SMEX’s ongoing, evidence-based campaign to document detentions and arrests related to online freedom of speech in Lebanon. SMEX Executive Director Mohamad Najem presented attendees with the platform, explaining its aim, […]
Security Heaven, Privacy Hell: Lebanese Telcos Introduce Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
On Monday, Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar revealed that touch, one of the two mobile operators in Lebanon, is considering purchasing DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) technology from Nexius, a U.S-based communications and software company. The newspaper also reported that Alfa, the other mobile operator in Lebanon, paid $3 million for the same technology a year ago, but […]