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 …
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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. …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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#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, …
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