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Academic research unit at @UofT investigating novel threats to democracy, human rights, and global security in the digital ecosystem.

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Facebook reports user data requests from 18 African governments in 2016, compared to only 5 in first half of 2013 t.co/SwWDmGrhnK
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#TBT Given the recent claims of UC data theft in India, here's our 2015 report on the browser's security issues: t.co/juSwS944UD
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"China's censorship regime is fragmented & often undermined by gaps, workarounds, and perhaps even hasty officials" t.co/kzYiZfVeGx
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Want to protect the digital lives of the ones you care about? Start by securing your own accounts. Learn more: t.co/QolfwHYQvJ t.co/F3Mno8gt14
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Reflecting our diverse community, Secure Accounts is available in: عربي, བོད་སྐད་, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Français & Español t.co/KytFzvd6ML t.co/qOD272mP0h
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Building an app w/out following cryptographic best practices is like building a bridge without the proper materials: t.co/PJnIClXiRp t.co/KEefUpGNuj
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ICYMI: Blackstone no longer in talks to acquire NSO Group $BX t.co/PiskqwXtGS
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Protège ta vie numérique avec les recommendations pratiques de Comptes Sécurisés t.co/HtNEb2iSzY t.co/CxVYpUUl4b
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Sécurisés https://t.co/HtNEb…
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What's one of the fastest ways to improve your digital security? Set up two-step verification (in only two minutes!). Watch to learn how: t.co/QG1zXGljIa
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"Serious investors...may be thinking twice about how problematic this type of investment could be" @jsrailton $BX t.co/PiskqwXtGS
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An overview of our investigations into NSO Group, following news that Blackstone in no longer in talks with them: t.co/7SLuWYez1U t.co/3gvJ9WLZbr
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If someone has access to your accounts, they have access to your life. Learn to keep your digital self protected: t.co/QolfwHYQvJ
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How is Chinese censorship like an anaconda in a chandelier? Read our report on mobile games to find out: t.co/vWpqLnTbql #FOCI17
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How do we improve security gaps in products? Our latest reports suggests fixing gaps in communication first: t.co/PJnIClXiRp #FOCI17 t.co/mKmWTFjzdK
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Citizen Lab researchers investigate Chinese censorship in an unlikely source: mobile games. Read our findings: t.co/vWpqLnTbql t.co/kGoh3W0hSp
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
很多人喜欢把自己的生活点滴分享上网,甚至把个人信息存在网上,但是其中的风险你知道吗?我们用漫画告诉你为什么和怎样保障你的账号安全 t.co/KytFzvd6ML
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Secure Accounts is multilingual, available in the following languages: عربي, བོད་སྐད་, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Français, Español t.co/KytFzvuHEj
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"Staying safe online is not just about you"- security trainer Lobsang Gyatso Sither, who assisted w/ Secure Accounts t.co/VY0M7Z0yqW
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Citizen Lab is excited to launch Secure Accounts: a free resource to help anyone protect their digital presence t.co/KytFzvuHEj t.co/17KPPFKfoy
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“It’s one of the fastest moving fields you could possibly imagine," says @lex_is on encryption policy t.co/ewiew9ihjM
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ICYMI: Citizen Lab director @RonDeibert on the recent spyware developments in Mexico t.co/PQguNCog97 #GobiernoEspia
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Working with our partners, our research has now identified 21 targets in Mexico of NSO Group spyware t.co/SbModN1Kwi #gobiernoespia t.co/3YETRge0ZC
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$1 Billion Surveillance Company's Tools 'Spied On Mexico Mass Murder Lawyers’ t.co/xajAI49NHQ @iblametom #gobiernoespia
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"Yet More Evidence of Gross Misuse of NSO Group Spyware In Mexico” @RonDeibert on our latest NSO Group Mexico report t.co/PQguNCog97
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NEW: Lawyers For Murdered Mexican Women’s Families Targeted with NSO Spyware t.co/SbModN1Kwi #gobiernoespia
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