As part of the 16 Days Against Gender Based Violence, we are releasing our new report “Online Privacy Threats to Women and …
Online Privacy Threats to Women and LGBTIQ Communities in LebanonRead More »
Feature image via Freedom House, November 2018: A map of Freedom House’s “Internet Freedom” rankings. In collaboration with Freedom House, SMEX assessed …
Feature image via the Daily Star, August 2018: An “Ugly” New Data Protection Law in Lebanon. The English translation of Chapter 5 …
As part of an ongoing collaboration with Privacy International, SMEX produced ”State of Privacy Lebanon,” a new briefing that intends to establish foundational …
On January 18, researchers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and security company Lookout published a report uncovering a global malware espionage …
Security Tips in the Wake of the “Dark Caracal” ReportRead More »
Feature image via Bryce Durbin/TechCrunch: A large watchful eye observes as three laptops display information on their screens. (Beirut) – Lebanon’s general …
Feature image via the Dark Caracal technical report: revealing the researchers’ observed locations of compromised devices. A major cyber-espionage campaign — targeting …
Beirut-Based Global Cyber-Espionage Campaign a Threat to Local FreedomsRead More »
This article was written by SMEX’s Jessica Dheere and Asser Khattab and published in the Global Information Society Watch 2017 annual report. …
Misguiding Multistakeholderism: A Non-Governmental Perspective on the Arab IGFRead More »
In December 2017, the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications, headed by Minister Jamal Jarrah, started taking steps to mandate biometric registration of prepaid …
A Brief History of Personal Data Collection in LebanonRead More »
In the absence of a comprehensive constitutional framework on privacy rights and data protection in Lebanon and amid a culture of …
SMEX Launches Inaugural Report on Digital Surveillance in LebanonRead More »