The Citizen Lab

There's no getting around it: this winter has been long and dark. But we think/believe/hope it will be beautiful in Toronto this summer. Why not come spend a few sunny days with us? t.co/P8f3QS2JPY

The spyware industry is fraught with lawsuits and legal battles, so we've created a living resource to help you stay on top of each gavel swing t.co/cqVYqqzD9T

We recently asked Novalpina some tough questions necessary to shed light on their purchase of NSO Group. Read more: t.co/Rtu4exigaf

Read @rondeibert "Open Letter to Novalpina Capital on Involvement in the Purchase of NSO Group" by @citizenlab: t.co/Rtu4exzR1N

AP Exclusive VIDEO: Spy exposed in NYC is one of many t.co/IE7oGW410W via @YouTube

"The world is crying out for technological innovations that will open up other means of distributed communication beyond the highly centralized, intensely surveilled, and too easily abused platforms of the social-media giants." - @RonDeibert t.co/swDMCdGLh5

Thinking about applying for #CLSI2019? Whether you're into gender & digital security, network interference or corporate transparency (or all of the above!), we're the workshop for you t.co/FPwEsMtSCz t.co/RVVQWztCiC

Applications are now open for the 2019 Citizen Lab Summer Institute. Join practitioners from academia, civil society, and the private sector who are working on Internet openness, security, and rights. Learn more: t.co/FPwEsMtSCz t.co/Bf1Zbvf7ZT

You: Smart, curious, and passionate about free expression online! Us: Eagerly awaiting your application! Deadline for the @OpenTechFund Information Controls Fellowship is February 24 t.co/hoQBOZquGl

Latest from Citizen Lab visiting professor @admmo: an examination of the commodification of commercial spyware, its potential for intimate partner abuse, and how it conflicts with surveillance law t.co/hBlBKWmplm

ICYMI, undercover operatives targeted two of our researchers, @insyria and @jsrailton. Details from @AP @razhael here: t.co/z6BbHr6clI t.co/HyIuPvLhFE

In light of two recent attempts to compromise our work at the Citizen Lab, @RonDeibert discusses the tactics used and how such deceitful attacks on an academic group like the Citizen Lab is an attack on academic freedom everywhere t.co/GJN1hvuzKc

🚨 Job alert! Deadline for the @OpenTechFund Information Controls Fellowship Program is February 24 t.co/hoQBOZquGl

ICYMI: t.co/5xQGX1LW2Q

“Given the national security concerns about the nature of (Huawei’s) devices and the capabilities that are associated with them, that could mean that...companies adopt products that there may be national security issues associated with"- @caparsons t.co/it1nF0FDmR

Want to work with us? Apply today for the @OpenTechFund Information Controls Fellowship! t.co/hoQBOZquGl

“Someone who is in the process of creating their own application must work to create more inclusive spaces as well as take on the fact that there are people who are abused and harassed using technology."- @irenepoet t.co/SVcKzCqUdZ

Hot off the @JoDemocracy press: @RonDeibert and the three painful truths of social media t.co/fN8RGz6e09

Our reporting has identified 24 individuals in Mexico who have been abusively targeted with NSO's Pegasus spyware, including journalists, human rights defenders, lawyers, public health officials and, in one instance, a minor child t.co/8xWBPV87tZ

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ICYMI: t.co/PmxOpqiKOG

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“The idea that NSO Group has some kind of due diligence mechanism that corrects or prevents these types of abuses is really implausible.”- @RonDeibert t.co/uh9mutjAnE