The Citizen Lab

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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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Great work by @EngageMedia on digital security issues facing journalists in Indonesia and the Philippines t.co/P3LRpvlJoU
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"As more governments develop an appetite for these products and services, we expect to uncover more troubling cases such as these." Read an analysis of the legal issues behind our latest report on Ethiopian abuse of Cyberbit spyware: t.co/TOzEKriL12
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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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