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Policy Brief: The Human Rights Risks of Big Tech’s Cloud Expansion in the Gulf
This policy brief is based on the 2024 research report “Mapping Tech Companies’ Cloud Expansion in the Gulf and its…
Google’s DNS Ban in Iraq Restricts Internet Freedom
This article was prepared in collaboration with the Iraqi Network for Social Media (INSM). The Iraqi government, through the Telecommunications…
Public voter lists risk more data breaches in Lebanon
Lebanon’s Directorate General of Civil Status (DGCS) has initiated a campaign encouraging voters to confirm their personal information on online…
Invasive Israeli software is harvesting data from Samsung users in WANA
Across West Asia and North Africa (WANA), growing concerns about digital surveillance have placed Israeli cybersecurity firms and their software…
Lebanon’s telecom feud disrupts SMS verification system
“I tried downloading both WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business, but I never received the verification codes,” said Rima, who recently purchased…
Post-War Internet in Lebanon: Confusion, Exploitation, and Chaos!
Nearly two months after the ceasefire took effect in Lebanon, parts of Beirut’s southern suburbs remain without internet. The government’s…
Manifesto: Towards a Productive and Equitable Telecommunications Sector in Lebanon
We oppose treating the telecommunications sector as a means to impose indirect tax on Lebanon’s residents. We instead call for…