Tech and Law
Unwritten Rules: Impacts of the Delayed Executive Regulations of Data Protection Law on Sensitive Data
This paper discusses the different classifications of sensitive data, the obligations of service providers to protect it and the consequences of disclosing it, in addition to the impact of the delay in issuing the executive regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law on sensitive data.
Legislative Effect of the Crime of “Administering an Account to Commit a Crime”
Since the executive regulations of the Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law (Cybercrime Law) were issued, the General Prosecution has expanded in referring cases of digital nature to the Economic Court, being the competent court for hearing this type of crimes.
Flood Sending Messages (Spam) In Light of Judicial Interpretation
The Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law (Cybercrime Law) has handled the sanctity of private life in a separate chapter under the title of “Crimes Related to Violating the Sanctity of Private Life and Informatic Illegal Content.
Compensation for the Publication and Use of Personal Photos on the Internet
Introduction The Court of Cassation instituted a new case concerning compensation for the publication and use of personal photos on the Internet without obtaining permission access. The Court of Cassation issued a compensation ruling in the famous case known in the media as the “Airplane Cabin” case, which was set up by the heirs […]
Legislative Contexts for the Passage of Internet Laws
With the acceleration of the issuance of laws related to rights and freedoms on the Internet, and laws related to communication technology in general, questions about the reasons and motives associated with the adoption of some of these legislations increase. In addition to other questions about the timing of their issuance, who was involved in making them, their relevance to each other, and their implications.
How the Cybercrime Law Imposes Several Responsibilities on Website Administrators
On this page: How does the law define website administrators? General responsibilities related to managing and using the website, account, or email. Responsibilities related to negligence, shortcomings, or failing to implement security and protection measures. Responsibilities related to hiding or tampering with digital evidence in case of a crime committed through the website. The […]
Legal Controls for the Use of “Drones” in Egypt
During the recent few years, drones have had multiple uses, other than the military use, where advancements in technology have led to expanding its use for civil and commercial purposes by many companies. For example, Google has acquired Titan Aerospace which is specialized in the Drone Industry and used its products to provide Internet in […]
The Legality of Accessing Blocked Websites and Using Web Proxy Servers
The regulatory process of blocking websites and accounts is relatively novel, procedurally and legislatively. This novelty of the procedures makes the interpretations of legislative texts related to some practices uncertain, such as blocking websites. Since the enactment of the Anti-Cyber and Information Technology Crimes Law, increasing questions have been raised regarding the legality of accessing […]
Personal Data Protection Law: Does it Really Aim at Bolstering the Right to Privacy?
Download a copy in PDF format Contents Introduction Egyptians generally suffer from weak legal protection to their ‘right to privacy’. In connection to this, and as regards the data collected by the government during daily administrative dealings, and the data collected by private companies from their clients, there exist several legislative loopholes that allow for […]
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