SMEX launched the inaugural Mariam Al-Shafei Fellowship on Technology and Human Rights in November 2022 to bring new …
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For the fifth year in a row, UAE’s Etisalat and Qatar’s Ooerdoo have ranked in the bottom two …
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This SMEX research report was written by Sarah Cupler, an independent research consultant. It was funded by the …
Editor’s note: In April 2022, the Lebanese Court of Audit issued a special report (No. 2/2022, based on …
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The Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) is Saudi Arabia’s first comprehensive data protection law with the aim to …
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As part of an Oversight Board process to issue a policy advisory opinion reviewing Meta’s policies on the …
This report analyzes the implementation of digital ID systems in countries of the Gulf Council Cooperation (GCC), also …
On October 26, 2021, the Libyan House of Representatives passed the “Cybercrime Law,” one day after approving the …
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