On Tuesday, Uber announced that it acquired Careem, the sole competitor in the Middle East, for $ 3.1 billion. $ 1.4 billion will be paid in cash and Careem shareholders will receive $ 1.7 billion in Uber shares. “Uber will have all its transport, delivery and payment operations across the Greater Middle East,” said Careem, […]
This article was written in collaboration with Raseef22 and published first on Raseef22.com. Consider your mobile phone’s photo gallery for a minute. Scrolling through, you may find yourself looking at pictures and videos you’ve sent to a cute crush you met on a dating app, or to a recent ex. Some of these individuals could […]
Happy Data Privacy Day! More than half of the world is now online. Companies are collecting, leveraging, and monetizing our data, often exposing it to third parties. We continue to call on governments in the region to respect our privacy and set legal frameworks to protect privacy and personal data, and corporations to stop siphoning […]
The English translation of Chapter 5 of the E-Transactions Law concerning the processing of personal data can be found at the end of the article. للقراءة باللغة العربية. An “Ugly” New Data Protection Law in Lebanon The recently passed Electronic Transactions and Personal Data Law (E-Transactions Law), initially introduced in 2004 for the purpose of […]
