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Egypt’s jailed activist Alaa Abdelfatah brings up second nationality for the first time as patience runs dry
He has British citizenship through his mother, Laila Soueif, a mathematics professor at Cairo University who was born in London while her…
Digital Safety Helpdesk 2021: Facebook Tops the Charts
What does it mean when the majority of reported digital security incidents during 2021 took place on Facebook? For one,…
Open Letter to Airbnb Regarding Users Data in Abu Dhabi
On February 16 2022, Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Airbnb for vacation rental, signed…
Detailed technical analysis for the Lebanese General Security’s passport renewal platform
On January 27, the Lebanese General Security launched a new platform (gs-appt.gov.lb) for booking passport renewal appointments to solve the…
[Report] Doxxing of Residential Information Targeting Vulnerable Groups: Online and Offline Harms
As part of an Oversight Board process to issue a policy advisory opinion reviewing Meta’s policies on the sharing of…