Abed Kataya • 07 Apr 2020

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…

  • Apps
  • Coronavirus
  • COVID19
SMEX • 24 Mar 2020

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…

  • Corona
  • Coronoavirus
  • COVID19
Abed Kataya • 25 Apr 2019

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…

  • Careem
  • Digital Rights
  • Lebanon
SMEX • 20 Feb 2019

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…

  • Cyberespionage
  • Deep Packet Inspection
  • DPI
SMEX • 16 Jan 2019

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…

  • Digital Rights
  • Lebanon
  • Privacy
smexadmin • 04 Dec 2018

Ministry of Telecommunications’  IMEI Registration Policy Threatens Digital Privacy

Feature image via IMEIInfo.com: An example of an IMEI number. The Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications recently announced that residents must register…

  • Freedom Of Expression
  • IMEI
  • IMEI Registration Policy
smexadmin • 20 Apr 2018

Unavailability of Uber’s Anonymized Calling Feature in Lebanon Puts Riders At Risk

Feature image April 20, 2018: A screenshot from the Uber application.  In Lebanon, Uber still makes it possible for drivers…

  • Drivers Threaten Riders
  • Lebanon
  • Privacy