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<\/a> LEGISLATION WATCH- Cyber Crimes Act regs out this month: <\/b>The executive regulations for the controversial Cyber Crimes Act<\/a> \u2014 a recently enacted legislation<\/a> giving authorities a tighter grip on internet platforms \u2014 are expected this month, House ICT Committee Secretary General Ahmed Zidan said, according to Al Shorouk<\/a>. The law mandates that internet service providers hold user data and records of web activity for a period 180 days, introduced a clause to ban websites posing threats to national or economic security and subjected anyone found guilty of a cybercrime to state prosecution. House Solidarity Committee member Mohamed Abo Hamed said prosecutors are pushing for the regs to be finalized and issued after the Ramses train disaster brought about \u201ca flurry of lies and rumors on social media.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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