How to safely record a witness video?
Phones have become a viable tool for recording violence and injustice around the world. In many cases, posting …
Amazon Launches Data Region in the UAE
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on August 30 the launch of a new cloud region in the UAE, …
When Data Collection Becomes a Threat
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Open Letter to Airbnb Regarding Users Data in Abu Dhabi
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
Jawaker, a card game application popular in Arabic-speaking countries, has been recently sold to the Swedish company Stillfront. …
Referring Telecom Data to Security Agencies Breaches the Lebanese Law
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
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?
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]
Tech and media companies are exploiting free, popular apps to increase their access to personal data; and WhatsApp …
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Surveillance in Lebanon: A crisis of privacy
This article is a crosspost from Global Voices. This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative …