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Moving Bread&Net 2020 Online!
The safety of the digital rights community is always our first priority. That’s why, with so much uncertainty about the…
Lebanon Blocks Unofficial Exchange Rate Apps, Threatening Right to Access Information
On April 30, 2020, The Lebanese General Prosecutor ordered the Ministry of Telecommunications to compel all internet service providers to…
Technology in service of public interest
With the continuing crises that Lebanon and the world are facing, we at SMEX have sought ways in which free…
Leveraging your users’ data? Think twice
This article appeared first on MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Region . “It was my mistake and I am sorry.”…
Mapping surveillance cameras in Beirut on OpenStreetMap
Surveillance cameras are spread in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, with unparalleled chaos. While the responsibility of who manages the data…
MENA Digital Threats and controls [Video]
During Bread&Net 2019, the MENA Digital Threats and Controls session discussed the most prevalent types of digital threats and patterns…
Zoom does not respect users’ privacy!
With the spread of COVID-19, many firms, organizations, and universities have adopted work from home policies and more people than…