Posted By
Najib
Oct 20, 2021 03:42
The new minister of Telecommunication Johnny Corm suggested today during a TV interview that he's considering selling user data to private companies in order to increase the ministry's revenues. When asked if this data will be confidential or not, he stated that he has set up a committee to make sure they're not violating users’ privacy and security. However, this committee cannot be trusted and as suggested by SMEX, we need a legal committee to…
Posted By
Najib
Oct 14, 2021 05:05
I am still trying to understand the rationale behind the intense smear campaign against Judge Bitar, the Lebanese judge in charge of the probe into the August 2020 Beirut port blast. Did he break any laws? No. Did he overstep his authority as a judge? No. Did he leak any information pertaining to the investigation to the media? No. Did he make public appearances or go on TV shows to talk about the investigation? No.…
Critiques
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Critiques
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Critiques
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