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Privacy and security at risk: Lebanese security agencies accessing the mobile telecom’s network performance system
While mobile operators use the network monitoring system to keep up the quality of service and follow up on users’…
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COP28 in Dubai: Participants’ Safety in Jeopardy Given Country’s Record
Last June, it was reported that the UAE’s national oil company read emails to and from the COP28 climate summit…
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Ethical AI Advocacy for Civil Society in MENA [Bread&Net 2022]
The session “Ethical AI Advocacy for Civil Society in MENA” was held as part of Bread&Net 2022 in Beirut between…
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A Brief Overview of AI Use in WANA
Governments and private sectors in West Asia and North Africa are calling to employ AI to strengthen their economies and…
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Bahrain Loses State Immunity in Dissidents’ Spyware Lawsuit
In an unprecedented victory for activists in Bahrain, the High Court in London ruled that the Bahraini government cannot claim…