The Citizen Lab

NEW REPORT: Mexican Journalists Investigating Cartels Targeted with NSO Spyware Following Assassination of Colleague t.co/8xWBPUQw5p

WeChat filters one picture of Liu Xiaobo but not the other. Why? Flipping an image is one of the censorship evasion techniques researchers have found to be effective, revealing cracks in a system often considered impervious. Learn more: t.co/dsktfWBIU9 t.co/HbFQi9CE7X

How does gender exacerbate technology-facilitated acts of violence? How are already vulnerable groups impacted by online violence, abuse, and harassment? Join @irenepoet as she participates in a panel discussion on Nov 27 to address these very issues. t.co/Q2GQHGIOvu

Think an effective digital espionage operation requires deep pockets? Think again. #TBT t.co/VqyhGQX36T t.co/8hegxnxfLZ

Citizen lab doctoral fellow Jennie Phillips (@drchangelove) explores issues relating to risk treatment and network resilience in a new article for the International Development Planning Review #infosec t.co/icWWqKepgE

In light of the gravity of the situation in Saudi Arabia and NSO Group’s links to that authoritarian regime, we hope that detailed, transparent, and substantiated answers will be forthcoming shortly t.co/vLE7xKRQef

“Over an extended period of time, humans were tasked with getting into his computer and getting into his head”- @jsrailton t.co/ipKkJuB1hf

“The government has historically advanced new surveillance powers without accompanying accountability measures. When hacking powers were introduced, we didn't accompany those with reporting requirements.”- @caparsons t.co/2J9c5J6DqH

ICYMI: "It makes the case that maybe the ultimate point of all this misinformation is not really to convince you of any particular point of view, but to unconvince you of every point of view." - @abulkhaezuran t.co/8799Df4lGr

Learn more about how censorship operates in the unlikeliest of places: t.co/vWpqLnBA1L

What are the ramifications of using AI in immigration? How can seemingly neutral technologies reflect and reinforce bias? How could the human rights of those in immigration systems be affected by automated decision-making? @IHRP_UofT t.co/iWbJQCH8UU

ICYMI: t.co/duG36JaqqC

In light of the gravity of the situation in Saudi Arabia and NSO Group’s links to that authoritarian regime, we hope that detailed, transparent, and substantiated answers will be forthcoming shortly t.co/vLE7xKRQef

"WeChat does not provide end-to-end encryption, meaning that any message sent over the platform may be read by Tencent and anyone else Tencent provides access to." t.co/ATarnI7peb

"Russian security services view civil society groups as a threat and treat their local partners with great suspicion.”- @jsrailton t.co/qbHwTOfpUi

Citizen Lab senior research fellow @billmarczak and Saudi dissident @oamaz7 joined @questCNN to discuss the connections between NSO spyware and #Khashoggi t.co/ibCRby5UtQ

“It is possible that the Saudis were using [Pegasus] pretty recklessly”- @billmarczak t.co/ooXlZuNCo9

Join @irenepoet on November 27 as she joins a panel to discuss factors that contribute to gender-based online violence and options for countering these toxic trends. In partnership with @rotmanschool. More info: t.co/Q2GQHGIOvu

If you're in Toronto tonight and care about how Canada uses technology to track the moves of its citizens, go see @caparsons speak about government mass surveillance and implications for policy, law and personal privacy. More info: t.co/qPUJalPNEq

Saudi activists: here are some tips on how to inspect your phone for possible NSO/Pegasus spyware. t.co/6tQVrQ0mh1

“Previous research has focused on how censorship is implemented in company products...This research shows us that individual developers are feeling the same pressures or obligations to censor as those working for companies.” t.co/jZW6CXtR8k

#DayOfTheGirl Protecting women and girls online means strengthening their digital rights, addressing technology-facilitated violence and promoting encryption and anonymity tools. Read our full submission to the UN that examines these issues: t.co/jSaVlz1WBT

Written in partnership with @IHRP_UofT

Flip it, blur it, mirror it: our latest report on WeChat image filtering explores techniques to help evade censorship in the app t.co/dsktfWBIU9