Azza El Masri • 30 Jan 2019

How can women protect themselves online?

This article was written in collaboration with Raseef22 and published first on Raseef22.com. Consider your mobile phone’s photo gallery for…

  • Data Protection
  • Digital Rights
  • Right To Privacy
Abed Kataya • 25 Jan 2019

Data Privacy Day: A reminder to start protecting your data and yourself

Happy Data Privacy Day! More than half of the world is now online. Companies are collecting, leveraging, and monetizing our…

  • Data Privacy Day
  • Data Protection
  • Digital Rights
smexadmin • 11 Oct 2018

An “Ugly” New Data Protection Law in Lebanon

Feature image via the Daily Star, August 2018: An “Ugly” New Data Protection Law in Lebanon. The English translation of…

  • Data Protection
  • E-Transactions Law
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 06 Apr 2018

Lebanese Embassies Expose the Personal Data of Registered Voters Living Abroad

Ahead of the May 6 parliamentary elections, Lebanese embassies abroad have exposed the personal data of Lebanese citizens living abroad,…

  • Data Protection
  • Lebanese Embassies
  • Lebanon
smexadmin • 20 Jan 2018

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…

  • Arab Countries
  • Campaign
  • Cyber- Espionage Campaign
Lara Bitar • 18 Dec 2017

A Brief History of Personal Data Collection in Lebanon

In December 2017, the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications, headed by Minister Jamal Jarrah, started taking steps to mandate biometric registration…

  • Data Collection
  • Data Protection
  • Lebanese Ministry Of Telecommunications
smexadmin • 05 Oct 2017

Building Trust: Toward a Legal Framework that Protects Personal Data in Lebanon [Report]

[box]To read or download the report, find it at the bottom of the page. We also held a panel discussion…

  • Data Protection
  • Digital Freedom
  • Lebanon