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SMEX Bread&Net 2020 Domain Name System in Times of COVID 19 [Bread&Net 2020 Session] February 26, 2021 READ MORE Freedom of Speech Crisis in the Tunisian “Facebook Republic” February 22, 2021 READ MORE Big Techs’ Community Standards: Uncontrolled [Opinion] February 18, 2021 READ MORE
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Device Seizures in Lebanon: Assessing the Legal Framework concerning device seizures [Report]

February 1, 2021 News, Research, Resources
We have witnessed in the last couple of years a striking increase in the number of devices seized by security agencies in Lebanon, a phenomenon that became more pronounced following the October 2019 uprising. When it comes to these seizures, the legal framework is vague and often exploited or circumvented[...]
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Surveillance in Lebanon: A crisis of privacy

September 21, 2020 News
This article is a crosspost from Global Voices. This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative that is urging governments to address digital rights challenges at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).  If the Arab Spring highlighted one phenomenon about digital upheaval, cyber-activism and democratization, it was this: the[...]
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Two New MENA-Region Exploits Demonstrate the Desire for Information Control

March 19, 2018 News
Image via Citizen Lab March 9, 2018: Adiagram explaining how the DPI middlebox worked in Egypt. The discovery of the Dark Caracal surveillance scheme in Lebanon earlier this year put the world on notice that states in the MENA region are developing significant digital surveillance and information control capacities of their[...]
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SMEX Launches Inaugural Report on Digital Surveillance in Lebanon

December 14, 2016 Uncategorized
Photo by Garry Knight licensed under Creative Commons 2.0.   In the absence of a comprehensive constitutional framework on privacy rights and data protection in Lebanon and amid a culture of secrecy around these issues, SMEX researched the country’s current digital surveillance landscape. “Mapping the Landscape of Digital Surveillance in[...]
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[Expired] Digital Safety Master Class at SMEX

December 13, 2016 Opportunities
Feature image via: Staticflickr.com: Computer Security , by perspec_photo88. Digital surveillance is growing worldwide and can threaten your right to free speech and privacy. Fortunately, there are ways to protect yourself from prying eyes and maintain your privacy online. On Thursday, December 22, SMEX will host a 3-hour master class[...]
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