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This paper discusses Egypt’s announcement of its strategy to adopt IPv6 and the implications of this move for digital rights. It analyzes the country’s digital infrastructure and legislative environment, assessing its readiness for the protocol’s adoption, as well as the opportunities and challenges that accompany it.
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Social Media and Democracy: How Social Media Platforms Undermine the Foundations of Democracy
This paper addresses phenomena fostered by social media platforms that hinder healthy democratic life and potentially pose an existential threat to it. It also explores future possibilities for a radical change in the application of the social media concept within a digital world, where negative phenomena arising from current applications can be confronted and overcome.
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First Judicial Application of the Personal Data Protection Law: A Reading of a Compensation Ruling Against Orange
This paper analyzes the reasoning behind a compensation judgment issued against Orange under the Personal Data Protection Law. It also examines the new judicial principles established by the court regarding telecommunications companies’ responsibilities in safeguarding customer data.
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Criminal Justice in the Digital Age: How Technology Is Reshaping the Landscape of Justice
This paper explores the concept of criminal justice in the digital context and how it differs from the traditional framework. It also analyzes the impact of digital technology on all phases of criminal proceedings, including pre-investigation, investigation, trial, and sentencing.
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The Right to Encryption: Why Should Encryption Be a Human Right?
This paper advocates for encryption and anonymity as fundamental rights that should be recognized and protected. It first explores the nature of encryption and its technical and social importance, then examines how encryption serves as an extension of basic human rights such as privacy, freedom of expression, and freedom of association.
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Gender Sensitivity in Digital Technology: Approaches for Designing Tools that Promote Justice and Equality
This paper offers a practical definition of gender sensitivity, emphasizing its importance, necessity, and mechanisms for its implementation. The paper also discusses gender sensitivity within digital technology and proposes two approaches for its integration into the lifecycle of digital products and services.
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The Opportunities and Challenges in Using Strategic Litigation to Defend Digital Rights
This paper discusses how strategic litigation can be used in digital rights cases. It explores the concept and forms of strategic litigation, the opportunities it offers, as well as the challenges that hinder its use. The paper also presents local and international experiences in employing strategic litigation within the context of digital rights.
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Privacy Rights in the Fintech Era: Examining the Egyptian Legal Framework and its Implementation Hurdles
This paper provides an overview of Egypt’s fintech sector, examining its recent evolution, prevailing trends, and future growth prospects, alongside the obstacles and challenges impeding this growth. The paper also discusses concerns about privacy violations stemming from legislative shortcomings.
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Digital Technology and Education in Egypt: Development Ambitions Confronting the Constraints of Reality
This paper examines how digital technology can help both repair and advance Egypt’s education system. It highlights the opportunities technology offers for improving education quality and the main challenges that hinder its effective use in education reform and development.
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Regulating Artificial Intelligence in Egypt: Proposed Standards and Principles
Through this policy paper, “Masaar” presents proposed standards and principles for regulating artificial intelligence in Egypt. The paper explores the philosophy, objectives, and optimal approaches of the proposed legislation.
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Digital Marketing and User Rights: How Do Algorithms Influence Our Decisions?
This paper discusses the impact of digital advertising and online marketing algorithms on the digital rights of internet users, with a focus on freedom of choice, consumer rights, and the right to privacy.
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Echo Chambers and Recommendation Algorithms: Who Decides What We See Online?
This paper seeks to explore the phenomenon of echo chambers and their negative impact on social media users’ exercise of their digital rights. The paper defines echo chambers, explains how they form, and discusses the impact of echo chambers on the right to freedom of expression, privacy, and access to information.
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The Absence of Women in Open Source Software: A Challenge to the Principles of Inclusion and Openness
This paper examines the challenges and opportunities associated with integrating women into the open-source software community. It presents the current state of women’s participation in the open-source community, explores the main barriers to their inclusion, and finally, discusses approaches to promote integration, including mentoring and training programs, inclusive policies for open-source projects, and support for community networks.
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