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Arish • 12 min read
North Sinai: Back to kerosene lamps
North Sinai's major cities were blanketed in darkness after three electricity towers were damaged
24 September 2018
communications disruptions • 11 min read
Study: Blocked access to websites, ad redirects and cryptocurrency mining in Egypt traced to Sandvine’s PacketLogic devices
Mohamed Hamama | Study implicates US company in malicious activity
12 March 2018
communications disruptions • 22 min read
Infinite eyes in the network: Government escalates attack on secure communication
There is a history of the state breaching private security, but something new may be coming
10 February 2017
communications disruptions • 7 min read
Signal unstable: Alternatives to the encrypted messaging application
Mohamed Hamama | After interruptions in Signal's service, here are messaging applications that allow users to securely
19 December 2016
communications disruptions • 13 min read
Update: Lawsuit demanding answers about blocks on internet calls postponed for 2nd time
Shahd Essam | The temporary outage of internet-based calling services like WhatsApp and Viber caused a social media
21 April 2016
 
News
communications disruptions • 3 min read
Internet Revolution Egypt Facebook admin released on bail
1 May 2017
internet surveillance • 6 min read
Administrative Court rejects lawsuit against Interior Ministry’s social media surveillance project
28 February 2017
communications disruptions • 4 min read
Signal bypasses Egyptian authorities’ interference with update to application
22 December 2016
communications disruptions • 9 min read
Confusion reigns over the status of Internet calling apps
6 October 2015
communications disruptions • 2 min read
No block on WhatsApp or Viber — yet
18 September 2013
 
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