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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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NEW REPORT: Champing at the Cyberbit: Ethiopian Dissidents Targeted with New Commercial Spyware t.co/V0EDkmdbqR
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"Companies like Sina-Weibo are required by law to police their networks. This means that many companies have put in place extensive censorship and surveillance systems"- @RonDeibert t.co/YNId1SWt7v
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Congratulations @RonDeibert on being named a 2017 Global Thinker by @ForeignPolicy! "By closely studying code and computer infrastructure, Citizen Lab researchers turn the tools of surveillance back on the watchers." t.co/vrM5H13ujb #GlobalThinkers2017
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Across five audits, we found systemic security and privacy problems in Korean child monitoring apps. Learn more about what you can do! t.co/rUGu4qmKfF
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Our latest look at Korean Child Monitoring Apps (KT Olleh Kidsafe + Clean Mobile Plus) finds a data breach waiting to happen t.co/oyjAy6hxXx
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Check our new report: "Still Safer Without: Another look at Korean Child Monitoring and Filtering Apps" by @citizenlab: t.co/oyjAy6hxXx
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Citizen Lab's investigations of on-going and egregious spyware campaigns in Mexico were contributing factors in this year's #NetFreedom2017 report on the country t.co/omnRHQr20y @FreedomHouseDC t.co/FfbWnUiKKk
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Very privileged to welcome former Secretary of State @madeleine and show her around the Citizen Lab! t.co/KqIYlzjBpm
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Your text messages might not be as secure as you think. Thankfully, choosing a chat app that uses end-to-end encryption is easy. Learn how: t.co/TLjcgBZB2e t.co/7lzVXt9PEh
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Apprenez comment le chiffrement de bout-en-bout peut aider à sécuriser vos communications t.co/joj5hdh0x2 t.co/ufdYXZXsv1
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What's the Kenyan connection to NSO-enabled attacks on UAE human rights activist @Ahmed_Mansoor? Citizen Lab researcher @Mose_Karanja reveals in his contribution to the Freedom on the Net 2017 report #netfreedom2017 t.co/3OINGbyrYw
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Our latest investigation into #WeChat filtering shows that even neutral references to the 19th National Communist Party Congress were blocked. Read the full report: t.co/GceEa5Vw3y #19CPC t.co/KPYGAssv76
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Tainted Leaks-- our report that discovered how documents of a journalist and Kremlin critic were stolen, altered, and leaked-- is cited in Freedom of the Net 2017 t.co/cd2TlILRw6 #netfreedom2017 @FreedomHouseDC
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Aprende cómo el cifrado de extremo a extremo puede ayudar a resguardar tus mensajes t.co/dFXQlnwQ4S t.co/4E45ZqAQyt
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Citizen Lab Research Fellow @jon_penney offers an in-depth analysis of the chilling effects in a groundbreaking case of online censorship @RecorderTweets t.co/nUS55MWGmq
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تعّلم كيف يقوم تشفير "الطرف-إلى-طرف" بحماية محادثاتك t.co/KBcZdBW9bD t.co/pqf7bt2JsO
Image in @citizenlab's post: تعّلم كيف يقوم تشفير "الطرف-إلى-طرف" بحماية محادثاتك https://t.co/KBcZdBW9bD https://t.co/pqf7bt2JsO
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了解端到端加密如何增强你的会话安全 t.co/6TSOTTBd43
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