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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

internet surveillance • 11 min read

24 hours later: What we know about the blocking of Mada Masr’s website

Mohamed Hamama | Where and how we're blocked, whether it could be legal, what the context is, and more

26 May 2017

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

Communications and Information Technology Ministry • 16 min read

Are Egypt’s consumers benefiting from lower internet prices?

Shahd Essam | As Egypt’s government issues new internet price guidelines for telecommunications companies, will the

13 September 2015

advertising • 15 min read

Overview of Egypt’s telecom sector: Between fierce competition and angry customers

Amira Salah-Ahmed | The brutally competitive worlds of advertising and Egypt’s telecom sector have collided — in Ramadan,

25 June 2015

General Intelligence • 14 min read

Monitoring communication: Where will the state’s attempts to control ‘space’ lead?

Mohamed Hamama | On March 20, Google released a statement announcing it had detected a security breach originating from

21 June 2015

Central Bank of Egypt • 8 min read

Economy in a Week: Gulf aid keeping Egypt afloat

Isabel Esterman | Billions of dollars in aid from the Arab Gulf have pushed Egypt’s balance of payment to a surplus of

6 April 2014

News

internet surveillance • 3 min read

Germany cancels cyber training with Egyptian security, fearing rights abuses

20 October 2017

internet surveillance • 6 min read

UAE transfers internet surveillance system bought from French company to Egypt: Télérama

5 July 2017

website blocks • 4 min read

Block extends to four new websites, bringing total to 73

16 June 2017

freedom of the press • 4 min read

5 websites offering VPN services added to list of blocked sites in Egypt

12 June 2017

freedom of the press • 4 min read

Update: Number of websites blocked in Egypt reaches 54

11 June 2017

freedom of the press • 4 min read

Representatives of blocked websites announce intent to pursue legal measures

1 June 2017

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