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How Can Humanitarian Organisations Support Crisis-affected Communities Online? [Bread&Net 2020 Session]

Events SMEX March 19, 2021 April 16, 2021

In this #BreadandNet 2020 session, Sacha Robehmed from International Rescue Committee (IRC) discusses the role of online platforms …

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Why Is Your WhatsApp Account Being Banned?

News, Resources Ali Sibai January 20, 2021 January 20, 2021

The last weeks have witnessed an increase in reported cases of people losing access to their WhatsApp accounts. …

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A New (Non-)Privacy Policy from WhatsApp? [A comparison between messaging applications]

News, Resources Abed Kataya January 11, 2021 January 11, 2021

Tech and media companies are exploiting free, popular apps to increase their access to  personal data; and WhatsApp …

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How Israeli Company NSO Hacked My Phone

News Abdellatif el-Hamamouchi November 25, 2020 December 22, 2020

Almost a year ago, on October 29, I received a WhatsApp notification informing me that Israeli spyware Pegasus …

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One Year After October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech Increase

News, Resources SMEX October 30, 2020 November 13, 2020

One Year Since the October 17 Uprising in Lebanon: Summons and Arrests for Online Speech It’s been one …

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A Few Tips to Detect Phishing Links

2 Comments News SMEX January 16, 2019 October 8, 2019

Over the past year, we have witnessed an increase in the number of phishing campaigns in Lebanon and …

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Press Release: Beware of Unverified WhatsApp Applications

2 Comments News smexadmin July 9, 2018 January 16, 2020

Many websites and hyperlinks to unverified WhatsApp applications–marketed as “WhatsApp Plus” and promising its users additional features for …

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Lebanese WhatsApp Users Report Their Accounts Have Been Compromised

1 Comment News smexadmin June 13, 2018 August 27, 2020

According to a statement from the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF), several WhatsApp users have complained that their …

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