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Mobile internet speeds up the Arab countries, but fixed broadband lags behind
Feature image via Oakla: The internet speed chart in August – Lebanon. Yet, it is interesting that many of the Arab…
Dependent Yet Disenfranchised: The Policy Void That Threatens the Rights of Mobile Users in Arab States
[leap_iframe width=”100%” height=”500px” scrolling=”yes” url=”https://smex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SMEX-Dependent-Yet-Disenfranchised-v2.pdf”] In the context of growing government control of mobile networks and a lack of…
Beirut-Based Global Cyber-Espionage Campaign a Threat to Local Freedoms
Feature image via the Dark Caracal technical report: revealing the researchers’ observed locations of compromised devices. A major cyber-espionage campaign…
Digital Citizen 3.7
Fetaure image via Marcie Casas, CC by 2.0 Digital Citizen is a biweekly review of news, policy, and research on…
Turning Laws into Data on Arab Digital Rights
Have you ever wondered how many anti-cybercrime laws are in force in Arab countries? What about anti-terror laws? Or how many…