The Citizen Lab

“Any request for a payment acts as a barrier to access” – @andrewchilts on @sparkcbc discussing “Approaching Access”, our latest report focusing on Canadian consumers exercising their right to access personal data. t.co/0nUOCU6t4r

Telcos retain the cell towers you connected to when on a call or texting. We mapped out a month’s worth of one of our researcher’s cell tower data to show just how revealing it can be. Read the report "Approaching Access" here: t.co/MvTtMb9Z4k t.co/MgDRQCF3vF

Live today: Citizen Lab researcher Andrew Hilts answers questions about how you can access the personal information companies keep on you. Join the conversation at 12:30 pm EST: t.co/TMmIVVqAw6 @sparkcbc

Think that photo you deleted from OkCupid is gone for good? Think again -- it might be hidden from view, but it likely still exists on company servers. Read more here: t.co/MvTtMb9Z4k t.co/B2RDRu5V84

Telcos demand hefty fees for personal data that should be free, says Citizen Lab report t.co/0nUOCU6t4r

.@caparsons, @andrewchilts, and @grayops reviewed how 23 different companies across 3 industries responded to data access requests and discovered several barriers to access. Here’s a look at our key findings. t.co/MvTtMb9Z4k t.co/UNx3vVGPvP

Did you know it’s easy to create your own request for access to your personal data? Check out our web app Access My Info to start claiming your data. t.co/ox1hMHTLVV

Our new report looks at what Canadians can learn when they exercise their legal rights under consumer privacy law to obtain access to the personal data that companies retain about them. t.co/MvTtMb9Z4k

NEW REPORT: Approaching Access: A look at consumer personal data requests in Canada t.co/pwwC5p7sOr

How can you access the personal information companies keep on you? Join Citizen Lab researcher Andrew Hilts for a Facebook live chat on @sparkcbc Monday at 12:30 pm EST t.co/TMmIVVqAw6

Deadline to apply for the @OpenTechFund Information Controls Fellowship is March 25. More details: t.co/foO0SBXCsm

How do we balance national security interests with civil liberties in the digital age? Join @RonDeibert and @lex_is this Friday as they discuss policy issues related to ongoing encryption debates at @UTLaw t.co/qes6UV1Vva

Citizen Lab's @billmarczak spoke to the BBC about the use of Hacking Team's spyware technology in Saudi Arabia t.co/1gz8sJZ2KO

#TBT Following the death of human rights champion Liu Xiaobo, we discovered increased social media censorship of anything relating to him-- including his picture. Read the full report: t.co/Qq7daPRtzr t.co/k86WxfSo5c

Read our latest report to learn more about phishing attacks and how you can better protect yourself online t.co/VqyhGQX36T t.co/KkNPbnOlP2

If you're in San Diego this Friday, make sure to check out the screening of @blackcodefilm at the @hrwfilmfestival, followed by a Q&A with our very own @billmarczak t.co/FNnBXgBli9

"Unfortunately, there is a vast difference between how the CSE publicly describes its intended use of these powers and [the] ways they could be used (and abused) in the future," said researcher @caparsons t.co/HvJoWt4AXS

In light of our latest report detailing an inexpensive but effective phishing campaign, protecting yourself online has never been more important. Learn why 2-Factor Authentication is an easy first step to take: t.co/KytFzvuHEj

Can you spot the difference? Gmail log-in pages were spoofed in latest phishing campaign targeting Tibetan community t.co/YAyTwC3Inq

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

NEW REPORT: Spying on a Budget: Inside a Phishing Operation with Targets in the Tibetan Community t.co/VqyhGQX36T

"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

"[@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

"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

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

Read Citizen Lab's @jsrailton analysis of privacy and security risks of data leakage in fitness trackers, #Fitleaking t.co/rxisMqPI07