Amendments to the Telecommunications Law: New Restrictions on the Use and Operation of Telecommunications Equipment

Tech and Law

This paper deals with the 2014 proposal to amend the Egyptian Telecommunications Regulatory Law and then moves on to the content of the amendments that have already been approved and entered into force in 2022. These amendments include harsher penalties related to the import or manufacture of telecommunications equipment and the introduction of penalties for new criminalized forms. The paper also deals with the powers of NTRA to grant permits to import, use and operate equipment, in addition to the justifications of the Ministry of Communications and the Egyptian Parliament for approving the amendment of the law and finally, comments on those justifications.

Amendments to the Telecommunications Law: New Restrictions on the Use and Operation of Telecommunications Equipment Read More »

The Digital Services Act: Obligations and Impacts on Online Service Providers

Internet Governance

This paper seeks to provide a comprehensive introduction as possible to the Digital Service Act, its road through a process that took 3.5 years till it finally got officially into force on November 16, 2022, its objectives, most important rules, obligations it sets for service providers, new mechanisms and bodies created for its implementation, and the new realities it is expected to create and their impacts on people living outside the EU.

The Digital Services Act: Obligations and Impacts on Online Service Providers Read More »

Internet Governance (5): Human Rights and Internet Governance

Internet Governance

This paper amis to provide an overview of how human rights are related to Internet Governance. It explores how the two major actors in the field of Internet Governance, nation-states and private sector companies, use the tools at their disposal to preserve their interests and maximize their gains, often at the expense of the human rights of their citizens and clients, respectively.

Internet Governance (5): Human Rights and Internet Governance Read More »

From Virtual Threats to Real-Life Consequences: Understanding Electronic Extortion

Privacy

This paper seeks to provide a comprehensive definition of the crime of electronic extortion and how it differs from the traditional crimes of extortion. It deals with the relationship between the crime of electronic extortion and both the right to privacy and the right to personal freedom. It also briefly presents a picture of the reality of the current legal approaches for dealing with this crime at the international and local levels. Finally, the paper reviews some ways to reduce the crime of electronic extortion.

From Virtual Threats to Real-Life Consequences: Understanding Electronic Extortion Read More »

Constructing Gender Identities Online

Tech and Equality

This paper depends on scientific evidence to argue that given that Cyberspace can be proven to be a social space, it can be safely assumed that it impacts the constitution of gender identities of people interacting with each other within it. It also depends on empirical evidence from previous research that studied gender practices online, especially later research focusing on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Constructing Gender Identities Online Read More »

Beyond the Algorithm: The Role of Facebook’s Oversight Board

Human Rights and Business

This paper deals with the experiment of Facebook/Meta in establishing the Oversight Board to assume the role of the final arbiter in appealing the decisions taken by the company in its moderation of content on Facebook and Instagram. The paper presented the reasons that prompted Facebook to establish the Board, and its objectives for its establishment. It also presented the steps for building this Board and reviewed the general features of its work during its tenure until today.

Beyond the Algorithm: The Role of Facebook’s Oversight Board Read More »

Unwritten Rules: Impacts of the Delayed Executive Regulations of Data Protection Law on Sensitive Data

Privacy, Tech and Law

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.

Unwritten Rules: Impacts of the Delayed Executive Regulations of Data Protection Law on Sensitive Data Read More »