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SMEX • 14 Apr 2021

Pharmaline: Do Not Use Vaccine-Seekers Data for Commercial Purposes!

SMEX calls upon public bodies and private companies to respect the privacy of vaccine-seekers and to abide by the laws…

  • Corona
  • Coronavirus
  • E-Transactions and Personal Data Law
SMEX • 11 Sep 2020

Security Concerns with Lebanon’s New Contact Tracing App

On September 1, the Ministry of Public Health launched Ma3an – Together Against Corona, a contact-tracing application intended to stop…

  • Contact Tracing
  • Corona
  • Coronavirus
Abed Kataya • 07 Apr 2020

What the Lebanese government can do to respect users’ privacy while fighting Covid-19?

As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread across the world, governments are adopting surveillance measures to track patients, raising privacy…

  • Apps
  • Coronavirus
  • COVID19
Abed Kataya • 17 Mar 2020

How to improve your digital safety while working remotely

With more countries announcing a state of emergency in response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, organizations have begun adopting…

  • Coronavirus
  • Coronoavirus
  • digital safety
SMEX • 13 Mar 2020

We Demand Ministry of Telecommunications Open the Fixed and Mobile Internet Capacity and Reduce Prices During the COVID-19 Crisis

We Demand Ministry of Telecommunications Open the Fixed and Mobile Internet Capacity and Reduce Prices During the COVID-19 Crisis. (Sign…

  • Coronavirus
  • ISP
  • Lebanon