Lebanon Directory and the Lebanese Car Plate Directory Apps
A Lebanese company called DoubleU S.A.L has developed two Itunes applications that provide information on any Lebanese citizen, including his first name, family name, father’s name, marital status, full home address, financial debt status and lots of other information for only 6.99$. [App1, App2]
All you need to query is one’s mobile number or car plate.
Copying or stealing databases is a direct violation of the Lebanese Penal Code. The only people who can legally solicit this information are the police or judicial authorities. “Therefore, any kind of usage of this information…is strictly illegal,” states Dr. Toni Issa, lawyer and president of the IT Committee for the Beirut Bar Association. [NowLebanon]
I personally know many people who have access to those MS Access databases, which are regularly stolen from the authorities and put on a cd and distributed around. I join here BloggingBeirut’s call to all privacy advocates in Lebanon to spread the message on this unethical behavior and serious breach of privacy.
Here is more information about the company, Double U SAL:
Ziad Salameh
DoubleU S.A.L
81St. George Bld. – Maarad Str.
Nejmeh Square , Beirut, Downtown, Beirut 00961 Lebanon
(961) 198-8883
My friend showed me the app yesterday! from my phone number he got my name and address!! It’s crazy!
People might want to complain to iTunes about this. This is clearly a violation of privacy and can be very dangerous in the wrong hands.
I already reported it to iTunes, I’ll let you know how it goes.
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Guyz, its no longer available this application ???beacuse i try to find it many times and i didn’t find her.
Thanks for your help.
The people that already have this app can still use it!!!!!!!!
I couldn’t have this apps on my iPad???
How can i download it??!!!
Its not working anymore is it blocked ? how can i make it work plzz