Tag: digital authoritarianism
Egypt’s new data protection law: data protection or data control?
24 Sep 2020
•
In a context of digital authoritarianism in Egypt, it is imperative to ensure the Personal Data Protection Law is used to protect Egyptians’ data, not to monetize or control it.
Op-ed: Egypt’s rising digital authoritarianism
24 Sep 2020
•
Al Jazeera: Dangerously vague and overly broad legislation forms part of the wide toolkit for digital authoritarianism that violates internationally-recognised human rights principles in Egypt. They are putting women and members of feminist and LGBTQ communities at a growing risk of persecution.