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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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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
For likely targets of spyware-- including journalists, human rights workers, and anti-corruption advocates-- here are some tips on how to check your phone for NSO's #Pegasus technology t.co/w0OwFxO26P
Image in @citizenlab's post: For likely targets of spyware-- including journalists, human rights workers, and anti-corruption ad…
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"These are tools of mass surveillance. They are very distinct from traditional wiretaps."- @caparsons on IMSI catchers used in investigations by RCMP and Toronto Police t.co/cSimCKLAVv
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Read "The Million Dollar Dissident: NSO Group’s iPhone Zero-Days used against a UAE Human Rights Defender" by @citizenlab: t.co/a14DrWvHcF
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Read "HIDE AND SEEK: Tracking NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware to Operations in 45 Countries" by @citizenlab: t.co/v3nb3UNkJr
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Read "The Kingdom Came to Canada: How Saudi-Linked Digital Espionage Reached Canadian Soil" by @citizenlab: t.co/jY3PhRqHnk
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Read "Citizen Lab Recommendations to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression" by @citizenlab: t.co/eK81djWmTO @davidakaye
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Read "Continued Correspondence with Novalpina on NSO Acquisition" by @citizenlab: t.co/XMhKu8E0iB
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Read "Reckless VII: Wife of Journalist Slain in Cartel-Linked Killing Targeted with NSO Group’s Spyware" by @citizenlab: t.co/hnQc8W9Hlr
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"I think that calls into question the integrity of NSO Group and, in a way, their innocence, that they have not rushed to clarify any abuses or misuse of this technology"- @tumbolian t.co/M8aZzyA6pk
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“The cases make it clear that NSO’s technology is abuse-prone"- @jsrailton t.co/pUqreuVznr
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NEW REPORT: Wife of Journalist Slain in Cartel-Linked Killing Targeted with NSO Group’s Spyware t.co/hnQc8W9Hlr
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
ICYMI: “At the end of the day, it is up to authorities to decide what constitutes ‘positive energy’ and what does not”- @lotus_ruan t.co/iCYSejnpyn
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
This Wednesday, Citizen Lab founder and director @RonDeibert will be discussing the clandestine surveillance tactics used against civil society in Mexico, UAE, Russia, and even here in Canada. More info and tickets: t.co/uYu5nHhvhW
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"The absurd spectacle of a national leader silenced by his own government reflects the conflicted state of information policy in Iran." t.co/mSXlIKY9Zi
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
When companies retain data on us, they can paint a surprisingly clear picture of our lives. Throwback to a comparative analysis of company responses to data access requests in Canada t.co/o9PgeNCcK7 #TBT t.co/V56yOMtlyd
Image in @citizenlab's post: When companies retain data on us, they can paint a surprisingly clear picture of our lives. Throwba…
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“How do you undertake due diligence without communicating with the very organization that has produced numerous reports of abuse?”- @RonDeibert t.co/vXiZbZ1QRX
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
📢 Whether you're an established expert in your field or just starting out in Internet openness & human rights, there's a place for you at CLSI t.co/P8f3QS2JPY
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
Free for Lunch tomorrow, Harvard faculty, fellows, staff and students? Go See "Targeted Espionage Against Civil Society: Citizen Lab’s Tracking of a Growing Epidemic": @rondeibert | Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs t.co/nplO3OQwZd
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Israeli cyberattack firm woos investors amid a human rights firestorm t.co/vXiZbZ1QRX
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"Given the state of computer (in)security, it is imperative that the Government of Canada adopt and advocate for responsible encryption policies."- @caparsons t.co/tXjeGM6OPE
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We're lucky to be surrounded by some of the smartest and most superb humans around. To all women, womyn and womxn in tech and beyond: you are seen, you are heard, and you make the world a better place #IWD2019
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
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
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The Citizen Lab @citizenlab · ↗ 🔏
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
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