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What the Lebanese government can do to respect users’ privacy while fighting Covid-19?
As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread across the world, governments are adopting surveillance measures to track patients, raising privacy…

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…

Dear Careem, Stop Sharing Riders’ Personal Information with Drivers
It was recently revealed that Careem, the Emirati-based ride hailing company, recently purchased by Uber, routinely shares riders’ full names…

Security Heaven, Privacy Hell: Lebanese Telcos Introduce Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
On Monday, Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar revealed that touch, one of the two mobile operators in Lebanon, is considering purchasing DPI…

A Few Tips to Detect Phishing Links
Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the number of phishing campaigns in Lebanon and amongst the…