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How to safely record a witness video?

News, Resources Madleine Balesi September 14, 2022 September 15, 2022

Phones have become a viable tool for recording violence and injustice around the world. In many cases, posting …

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Amazon Launches Data Region in the UAE

News SMEX September 9, 2022 September 9, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on August 30 the launch of a new cloud region in the UAE, …

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When Data Collection Becomes a Threat

News Nourhane Kazak April 14, 2022 April 14, 2022

MSF Spotlight SeriesThe MSF Spotlight Series aims at bringing experts and stakeholders together to exchange knowledge about a …

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Open Letter to Airbnb Regarding Users Data in Abu Dhabi

News SMEX February 17, 2022 February 17, 2022

On February 16 2022, Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Airbnb for vacation …

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Jawaker Needs to Improve its Privacy Policy

News SMEX December 13, 2021 December 16, 2021

Jawaker, a card game application popular in Arabic-speaking countries, has been recently sold to the Swedish company Stillfront. …

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The National Poverty Targeting Program Risks Lebanese Citizens’ Data

News SMEX November 9, 2021 November 12, 2021

As our mission is to protect Lebanese citizens’ right to digital privacy, we ran a technical security and …

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Referring Telecom Data to Security Agencies Breaches the Lebanese Law

News Abed Kataya October 26, 2021 October 26, 2021

On October 4, Lebanese Annahar Daily reported that the latest Lebanese Prime Minister formed a ministerial committee to …

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#TheAppWatchdog: SMEX expands its work to secure Lebanese citizens’ digital data

News SMEX June 17, 2021 June 22, 2021

In Lebanon, the legal framework for privacy and data protection is in limbo, cybersecurity is minimal to non-existent, …

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Clubhouse: the popular audio-only app gets banned in MENA?

News Tala Ramadan April 1, 2021 April 1, 2021

Launched around the initial lockdown phase in March 2020, Clubhouse has become a space for virtual audio hang-outs …

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A New (Non-)Privacy Policy from WhatsApp? [A comparison between messaging applications]

News, Resources Abed Kataya January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021

Tech and media companies are exploiting free, popular apps to increase their access to  personal data; and WhatsApp …

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