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LEBANON: Is the New Passport Renewal Platform Safe for your Data?
In a response to SMEX’s questions on Thursday (January 27), the Lebanese General Security claimed that personal data on the…
DAEM, a “Social Safety Net” or a Data Collection Net?
In September 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs and IMPACT, the Central Inspection’s e-governance platform, launched DAEM, a program that…
YEMEN: Internet and Telecommunications are NOT Military Targets!
YEMEN is currently plunged in a nationwide internet blackout after Saudi-led airstrikes targeted a telecommunications building in the Houthi-held city…
SMEX Launches Forensic Analysis Unit
Israeli spyware firm, NSO Group, has become a threat for human rights defenders everywhere, and in the MENA specifically, where…
Arabic Wikipedia, we love you, but…
At SMEX, one of the core pillars of our mission is free knowledge. This is why we have been a…
Mobile Services at the Lebanese-Syrian Border: Outages and Clashing Networks
In 2022, the Lebanese mobile network remains largely disrupted by power outages due to the shortage of diesel necessary to…
The Digital ID Landscape in the GCC: A Mapping of Programs, Regulations, and Human Rights Risks [Report 2021]
This report analyzes the implementation of digital ID systems in countries of the Gulf Council Cooperation (GCC), also referred to…