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How Slow Internet in Lebanon Is
Jun 14th
This is how slow the internet in Lebanon is. We rank 165 in download speed and 175 in upload speed among 178 countries. Thanks to Lynn and Poupi for laughing with me about this today! It’s no laughing matter though; it’s pretty pathetic. Test conducted on http://www.speedtest.net. Click on the image to enlarge.
Attempted Gmail Hack
Jun 5th
I received an email this morning from “Gmail” account servicemails.account@gmail.com asking me to email them my Login ID, Password, Birthday, and Location. Hilarious. Who would fall for that trick? o_O
In case you would, be careful!
On a similar note, I receive an email or SMS message asking if I’ve requested a new password for my gmail account at least once every 3 months. Hacker, be you friend or stranger, if you get in, please do help out with the 1300 unread emails I’ve been meaning to find time to organize.
Internet, Gender, and Sexuality
May 7th
Here’s a video of an interview with me done by someone from APC about the internet and gender issues in Lebanon. This was during the CSW in New York last March. What we can definitely learn from this interview is that I talk too much.
Interview with Nadine Moawad from APC on Vimeo.
ERoTICs Research
Feb 11th
ERoTICs is a cross-country exploratory research on the intersection of sexuality and the internet hosted by APC. Five research teams are working on the theme from different angles in USA, Brazil, South Africa, India, and us in Lebanon. Some people are looking at how people express or interact with sexuality online (chat rooms, dating sites, online porn) and others are exploring the effects of censorship and filtering on people’s freedom and right to access of information, to name a few examples.
Here in Lebanon, our team is looking at the relationship between internet regulation (or the lack of it) and attitudes More >
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