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SMEX • 23 Aug 2022

Meta’s Treatment of the India Human Rights Impact Assessment Is an Alarming Precedent for Arabic Speaking Countries

Facebook
HRIA
human rights impact assessment

Marianne Rahme • 30 Apr 2021

Google Cloud’s Data Center in KSA raises data privacy concerns in the region

In a decision to expand their global network with new cloud regions, Google announced in December 2020 that Google Cloud…

Business And Human Rights
Censorship
Data Centers

SMEX • 15 Feb 2021

Data Protection and Privacy Laws In MENA: A Case Study Of Covid-19 Contact Tracing Apps [Report]

This report analyzes data protection and privacy laws in Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. Joey Shea, a…

Bahrain
Contact Tracing
Contact Tracing Apps

SMEX • 10 Sep 2020

Terranet Should Update Their Infrastructure Security And Be Transparent About Their Users’ Information Safety

On September 8, many websites in Lebanon, including governmental ones, were hacked by an alleged Iranian hacker. After a quick…

Data Leak
Hack
Hacking