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Egypt's New Internet Surveillance System Remains Shrouded in Mystery - 0 views

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  • dr tech on 20 Sep 14
     
    "Three months passed. Then, on Wednesday, anonymous government officials reportedly confirmed that a local company called Systems Engineering of Egypt (SEE or See Egypt) had won the bid to develop the system, which would allegedly allow the Egyptian government to sniff and analyze Internet and social media activity, as well as intercept Skype, WhatsApp and Viber conversations. "
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'The release of six decades of fear': Egypt's lost revolution | Egypt | The Guardian - 0 views

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  • dr tech on 24 Jan 21
     
    "By then, calls over social media for crowds to gather in areas of Cairo, and converge in public spaces had built an unstoppable momentum. "Social media was the most important tool in the revolution," said Abdelkarim. "People could communicate very easily and express themselves without any censorship." Mubarak's police state was over run by dissenters with smartphones and Facebook accounts."
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Egypt jails women for two years over TikTok videos | Egypt | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 28 Jul 20 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 28 Jul 20
     
    "The verdict against Haneen Hossam, Mowada al-Adham and three others came after they had posted footage on the video-sharing app TikTok. The ruling, which can be appealed, included a fine of 300,000 Egyptian pounds (£14,600) for each defendant."
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Egypt detains artist robot Ai-Da before historic pyramid show | Egypt | The Guardian - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 22 Oct 21 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 22 Oct 21
     
    "But because of "security issues" that may include concerns that she is part of a wider espionage plot, both Ai-Da and her sculpture were held in Egyptian customs for 10 days before being released on Wednesday, sparking a diplomatic fracas."
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Egypt sentences TikTok star to 10 years in prison for 'human trafficking' - 0 views

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shared by dr tech on 23 Jun 21 - No Cached
  • dr tech on 23 Jun 21
     
    "Egyptian police on Tuesday arrested a Tiktok star who has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for her posts on social media. Haneen Hossam, a 20-year-old Cairo University student who became an influencer on video sharing app Tiktok, was sentenced in absentia on Sunday alongside four others."
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