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Zoom does not respect users’ privacy!
With the spread of COVID-19, many firms, organizations, and universities have adopted work from home policies and more people than…
Mauritanian Activists Accuse Telecom Company Mauritel of Abuse of Power
Mauritanian activists accused local telecom operator Mauritel of reporting some of their accounts on social media. This move, they say,…
Careem Reports that the Data of 14.5 Million Users Has Been Compromised
On Monday, Careem, the Dubai-based ride-hailing company operating in the MENA region, Turkey, and Pakistan, announced that it learned “online…
Dependent Yet Disenfranchised: The Policy Void That Threatens the Rights of Mobile Users in Arab States
[leap_iframe width=”100%” height=”500px” scrolling=”yes” url=”https://smex.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/SMEX-Dependent-Yet-Disenfranchised-v2.pdf”] In the context of growing government control of mobile networks and a lack of…