SMEX • 16 Feb 2023

Qatar’s dirty plays call for more accountability on mass surveillance

At the close of last year, people from around the world traveled to Qatar to enjoy a soccer game and…

  • Applications
  • CCTV
  • FIFA
Youssef Al Amin • 03 Feb 2023

Renting “Bolt” Accounts in Lebanon Endangers Passengers and Drivers

“I’ve been ordering taxi rides through the Bolt app for three years. Everything was fine until I noticed that the…

  • Bolt
  • GDPR
  • Lebanon
Abed Kataya • 02 Feb 2023

Who Inspects the Central Inspection Platforms in Lebanon?

When the Lebanese Central Inspection launched the IMPACT platform, it resolved one issue but gave rise to another. While IMPACT…

  • Central Inspection
  • Corona
  • Daem
Ndubuaku Kanayo • 24 Jan 2023

Qatar’s Tech Opulence during the World Cup Placed Digital Rights at Risk

Football fans in the Arab region experienced the FIFA World Cup on home soil for the first time in the…

  • Data Security
  • Digital Rights
  • FIFA
Ragheb Malli • 04 Nov 2022

After Algeria’s Hirak Movement: Retaliation Against Digital Spaces

  • Algeria
  • Algeria
  • Freedom of Expression
Abed Kataya • 03 Mar 2022

Lebanon: SMEX Demands a New Privacy Law

We appreciate the Lebanese Central Inspection’s efforts to seriously consider and respond to inquiries by SMEX and other organizations regarding…

  • Daem
  • Daem
  • Digital Rights
SMEX • 09 Nov 2021

The National Poverty Targeting Program Risks Lebanese Citizens’ Data

As our mission is to protect Lebanese citizens’ right to digital privacy, we ran a technical security and privacy analysis…

  • Lebanon
  • Ministry of Social Affairs
  • personal data