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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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Along with @cippic, we've penned an analysis of the government's explanations of some of the more problematic elements of #C59 and outline how they are ultimately not enough to alleviate our concerns t.co/LVaQdw8fTk
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NEW REPORT: Spying on a Budget: Inside a Phishing Operation with Targets in the Tibetan Community t.co/VqyhGQX36T
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"It's very much in the interest of a company collecting this kind of data to not really discourage everybody from sharing it," says @jsrailton. "They want that data." t.co/IKqMXYXheZ
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"[@lex_is], chercheuse rattachée au Citizen Lab du Munk School of Global Affairs, à l'Université de Toronto, note qu'elle serait « très surprise » d'apprendre que le stratagème en question respecte la Constitution canadienne." t.co/aBJ1nEsUNi
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"In one case, [@jsrailton] was able to look at activity in what's believed to be a drone warfare facility in the Middle East, whilst looking at routes around a Russian embassy in Damascus, Syria." t.co/RI6rMi1lvG
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Citizen Lab's @jsrailton recently outlined the information that can be gleaned from insecure apps-- like Strava’s fitness tracker-- including the identification of secret military facilities and specific behaviour patterns of at-risk individuals t.co/oZRnXwWxNE t.co/jiTVg2jbGq
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Read Citizen Lab's @jsrailton analysis of privacy and security risks of data leakage in fitness trackers, #Fitleaking t.co/rxisMqPI07
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Throwback to last year's discovery of Chinese censorship in an unlikely place: video games t.co/vWpqLnTbql #TBT t.co/dn87NrOTmY
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"Given the high stakes for public safety and foreign policy, there is no reason whatsoever for Metrolinx to not disclose whatever evidence they have."- @RonDeibert t.co/mJwz2mv6eZ
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"Once considered the exclusive concern of national security reporters, basic digital security competence is now essential for all journalists." t.co/kaKStIBngG
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ICYMI: spyware campaigns targeting Mexican journalists, lawyers, human rights advocates, and anti-corruption campaigners highlighted in @hrw 2017 review t.co/aVgjMXXpxb #GobiernoEspía
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El Informe Mundial 2018 de @hrw detalla el récord de derechos humanos de México en 2017, incluido el uso de spyware contra periodistas, abogados y organizaciones que luchan contra la corrupción t.co/aVgjMXXpxb
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World Report 2018 by @hrw details Mexico's human right record for 2017, including the use of spyware to target journalists, lawyers, and anti-corruption advocates t.co/aVgjMXXpxb
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Citizen Lab research fellow @lex_is discusses the challenges and opportunities presented in Bill #C59: t.co/5F1n92dh3r
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“We created a system based on private social networks of trust.”- @RonDeibert t.co/m87igsTfc3
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FlashPoint IP Ltd. responds to the unauthorized use of its name and address in code-signing certificate linked to Cyberbit’s PSS spyware. Read the letter here: t.co/d7UiWkYpdu
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“There can be understandable operational reasons the Canadian government believes it would be helpful to intrude upon foreign elections, foreign judicial processes . By having that there . . . we are normalizing (the practice).” @caparsons t.co/cpQFuCI3gW via @torontostar
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It's really hard to chat privately on the Internet (and that's why encrypted messaging matters) t.co/TLjcgBZB2e t.co/2X4Kjbzvz7
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