SMEX • 28 Jan 2022

DAEM, a “Social Safety Net” or a Data Collection Net?

In September 2021, the Ministry of Social Affairs and IMPACT, the Central Inspection’s e-governance platform, launched DAEM, a program that…

  • Central Inspection
  • Daem
  • IMPACT
SMEX • 13 Dec 2021

Jawaker Needs to Improve its Privacy Policy

Jawaker, a card game application popular in Arabic-speaking countries, has been recently sold to the Swedish company Stillfront. It would…

  • Games
  • Gaming
  • GDPR
SMEX • 09 Nov 2021

The National Poverty Targeting Program Risks Lebanese Citizens’ Data

As our mission is to protect Lebanese citizens’ right to digital privacy, we ran a technical security and privacy analysis…

  • Lebanon
  • Ministry of Social Affairs
  • personal data
SMEX • 09 Sep 2021

Is Lebanese citizens’ data safe on IMPACT’s platforms?

Update: IMPACT responded to the concerns raised in this article with some clarifications about some of the mentioned points. In…

  • COVID19
  • Curfew
  • Firewall
Ragheb Ghandour • 09 Jul 2021

Lebanon: Your Data is Not Secure on MoPH’s GrabAJab Platform

Update— IMPACT responded to our concerns by suspending Grabajab’s access to patients’ data pending the resolution of security issues. Nonetheless,…

  • Apps security
  • COVAX
  • Cyersecurity
Ragheb Ghandour • 29 Jun 2021

Ma3an App Must Immediately Address Security Issues

In September 2020, SMEX conducted a security analysis of the contact-tracing app, Ma3an, to test the app’s security and safety….

  • Contact Tracing Apps
  • COVID19
  • Cybersecurity
SMEX • 17 Jun 2021

#TheAppWatchdog: SMEX expands its work to secure Lebanese citizens’ digital data

In Lebanon, the legal framework for privacy and data protection is in limbo, cybersecurity is minimal to non-existent, and citizens’…

  • FNF
  • Lebanon
  • Online Safety