Hanan Hamdan • 21 Aug 2024

Bribery, bureaucracy, and e-signatures: Lebanon jolts toward digital transformation  

On February 10, 2024, the Lebanese Council of Ministers approved the Decree on Electronic Official Documents and Electronic Signatures, a…

  • Data Protection
  • Lebanon
  • لبنان
Metehan Durmaz • 30 Apr 2024

“Pay or Okay” model is illegal. What is the next step?

“Pay or Okay” is a consent model that acts as a legal basis for data collection. Users choose between a…

  • Consent or Pay
  • Data Protection
  • EDPB
Sarah Cupler • 26 May 2023

A Brief Overview of AI Use in WANA

Governments and private sectors in West Asia and North Africa are calling to employ AI to strengthen their economies and…

  • AI
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data Protection
SMEX • 03 May 2023

Tunisia’s digitization programs threaten the privacy of millions

This article was first published by AccessNow on April 27, 2023. Over the last several months, the Tunisian government has…

  • biometric ID
  • Data Protection
  • Digital Transformation
Yasser Fawzy • 14 Apr 2022

When Data Collection Becomes a Threat

  • Data Collection
  • Data Protection
  • Gulf
SMEX • 01 Feb 2022

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…

  • Data Protection
  • General Security
  • gs-appt.gov.lb
SMEX • 15 Feb 2021

Data Protection and Privacy Laws In MENA: A Case Study Of Covid-19 Contact Tracing Apps [Report]

This report analyzes data protection and privacy laws in Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. Joey Shea, a…

  • Bahrain
  • Contact Tracing
  • Contact Tracing Apps