Tech and Law
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.
Blocking: An Established Censorship Tool in Egyptian Legislation
The legislative environment and judicial rulings in Egypt are full of rules and principles related to imposing forms of censorship over contents of different forms, visual, vocal, and read. Naturally, these tools have evolved along with technology, and the increasing role of the Internet in recent years in enriching contents, providing alternative platforms and unlimited […]
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 […]
Possible Legislative Alternatives.. About the Executive Regulations of the Personal Data Protection Law
In July 2020, the Personal Data Protection Law was passed (No. 151 of 2020), a year after its publication, of which most of the rules stipulated are still suspended, for non–issuance of the executive regulations, where the law referred a large number of procedural aspects to the executive regulations, and even referred to the essential […]
The Right to Privacy in Egyptian Laws.. Legislative Obstacles and Unfinished Steps
Download PDF Introduction Egypt has passed these recent years through successive legislative developments aiming, largely, to attempt establishing organizational and procedural rules for the technological developments and the use of information technology by individuals and companies. Such legislative developments come under the notion that technological development requires laws that enhance and protect the rights of […]
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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