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.

📍 Toronto, Canada

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What does Bill #C59 mean for national security and the privacy of Canadians? @lex_is breaks it down for you t.co/iz2zYPjR2G
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🙋🏾‍♀️Question: Have you applied to the Citizen Lab Summer Institute yet? Session proposals are due this Friday, March 30. Apply now! t.co/8S9I1W3RUN
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Letter from US Congressperson @RepLowenthal to Mexican Ambassador @GERONIMO__GF urging the advancement of investigations into digital spyware attacks targeting journalists, human rights lawyers, and anti-corruption advocates #GobiernoEspía t.co/ikPiBAtoeX
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"It's devilishly hard to verify all the details in a document dump, and it's hard to get a fix on what was excluded"- @jsrailton t.co/IsBoxIyDZi
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Have you submitted a session proposal for CLSI yet? Prior workshops have led to high-impact research on: Canadian SIGINT policy, censorship of Liu Xiaobo on WeChat and Weibo, child monitoring apps in South Korea and Internet filtering in Zambia t.co/8S9I1W3RUN
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Check out the speaker line-up for the @cjffjc April 4th half-day summit in #Toronto exploring the right to be forgotten, presented in partnership with @cippic. Register now: t.co/5DyYQ0ODQe #rtbf t.co/TmuzupAVKy
Image in @citizenlab's post: Check out the speaker line-up for the @cjffjc April 4th half-day summit in #Toronto exploring the r…
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Deadline for the @OpenTechFund Information Controls Fellowship is fast approaching! Research streams include: freedom of expression online, targeted threats against civil society, corporate transparency, national security policy, and mobile app privacy t.co/foO0SBXCsm
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“In many cases users are no longer notified when their messages are censored.”- @lotus_ruan on content filtering in popular Chinese apps t.co/nFVTgcF5Ye
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"Yet again, we have uncovered a company’s products and services—ostensibly sold to assist in law enforcement and national security investigations—used by repressive governments to target critics of the regime instead." #TBT t.co/TOzEKriL12
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Toronto may be cold and snowy today 🌨️, but it's beautiful in June 😎 Come see for yourself by submitting a proposal for the Citizen Lab Summer Institute! Application deadline: March 30 t.co/8S9I1W3RUN
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Aujourd'hui: Droit à la vie privée à l’ère numérique avec @lex_is t.co/HnpWMgiDy3
Image in @citizenlab's post: Aujourd'hui: Droit à la vie privée à l’ère numérique avec @lex_is https://t.co/HnpWMgiDy3
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Join @RonDeibert as he discusses the collection of big data and the public policy, security, and privacy issues that accompany it. March 27, 4:00-6:00 pm @UofTEthics #EthicsInTheCity t.co/wAirjNhglw
Image in @citizenlab's post: Join @RonDeibert as he discusses the collection of big data and the public policy, security, and pr…
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How does AdHose appear to work in Egypt? t.co/ObZhBFrJJV
Image in @citizenlab's post: How does AdHose appear to work in Egypt? https://t.co/ObZhBFrJJV
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
Downloads of popular apps were silently swapped for spyware in Turkey t.co/IJBU1f0uhe
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Here is the Second Hand PacketLogic device we purchased to verify the signature we developed. t.co/5eSdKKGogx
Image in @citizenlab's post: Here is the Second Hand PacketLogic device we purchased to verify the signature we developed. https…
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
Did This American Tech Help Turkey Spy In Syria? via @forbes t.co/GakTkisXFI
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
أزمة مرورية أجهزة ساندفين باكيت لوجيك استُخدمت لنشر برامج التجسس الحكومية في تركيا وإعادة توجيه المستخدمين المصريين إلى الإعلانات التابعة لها؟ t.co/wpegpaaGuD
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KÖTÜ TRAFİK Sandvine’ın PacketLogic Cihazları Türkiye’de Hükümetin Casus Program Kullanmasına, Mısır’da ise Kullanıcıları Bağlantılı Reklamlara Yönlendirmeye mi Yarıyor? t.co/0uLOSHeTqE
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“Leaked documents have long indicated that a number of governments are targeting their opponents by surreptitiously injecting spyware into their Internet connections. For the first time ever, we have the proof.” - @billmarczak t.co/leOgx72vJC
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Our latest report describes an investigation into the apparent use of Deep Packet Inspection devices to facilitate delivery of malware in Turkey and indirectly into Syria, and to covertly raise money through affiliate ads and cryptocurrency mining in Egypt t.co/leOgx72vJC
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NEW REPORT: Bad Traffic: Deep Packet Inspection Devices Used to Deploy Government Spyware in Turkey and Redirect Egyptian Users to Affiliate Ads? t.co/5Ui7AQnPOT packetlogic-devices-deploy-government-spyware-turkey-syria t.co/x5BYl6wEwZ
Image in @citizenlab's post: NEW REPORT: Bad Traffic: Deep Packet Inspection Devices Used to Deploy
Government Spyware in Turkey…
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"The secrecy around IMSI catchers and the regulatory vacuum in which they are used are cause for grave concern." t.co/xBe57gJEy0
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all of the trailblazers and powerhouses in our communities! We see you, we admire you, and we absolutely couldn't do our work without you.
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