Tech and Law

Personal Data Protection Law: Does it Really Aim at Bolstering the Right to Privacy?

December 5, 2020

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 […]

Masaar: The crime of assaulting the values of the Egyptian family is unconstitutional

August 17, 2020

Download memorandum  “Masaar” submitted this memorandum due to the repeated use of Article 25 by the investigation bodies and the law enforcement authorities, to suppress freedom of expression on various entertainment platforms and to restrict the freedom to use the Internet. The authorities have arrested around nine females since April 2020, and referred them to […]

8-bit: Internet Censorship in the Arab Region

June 17, 2020

 Masaar “Community for Technology and Law” and Smex “Social Media Exchange”, held a webinar on Wednesday, 10 June, on “Internet Censorship in the Arab Region”, which is the second of a series of discussions entitled “8-bit” that Masaar started with a discussion on “Tools and Applications of Digital Security in Remote Work”. In the […]