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Sally Rammal • 17 Mar 2023

Popular App “Snaptube” Caught Leaking Data and Installing Malware

With the help of smartphone softwares, users can obtain videos and audio files from numerous websites, including Facebook, Instagram, and…

Applications
data
Malware

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

smexadmin • 14 Jan 2016

A New App Allows Posting Securely and Anonymously on Social Media

Feature image: Twitter users with the Chrome extension will be informed that a post is authenticated through a green frame…

Android
Applications
Personal Data

smexadmin • 18 Mar 2015

Call for Applications: Researching Internet Policy for Advocacy in MENA

Feature image via https://flic.kr/p/ejibnm: WSIS Forum 2013 – Multi-Stakeholder approach to Governance of the Internet (ICANN). Courtesy ITU/Claudio Montesano Casillas….

Applications
Internet Policy
MENA region