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Newly elected President Hassan Rouhani was censored by his own government for saying the name of a reformist former president, illustrating the often absurd state of information policy in Iran. Read the latest from @RonDeibert @adam_senft @joshckoliver t.co/mSXlIKY9Zi

Freedom of expression is a human right. But who determines what we see online? This Sunday, follow the journey of five 'cleaners' who view & remove millions of posts from social media, shaping politics, perspectives & perceptions #HRWFFTO @HRWcanada t.co/3aeDonI7hZ t.co/M6jUzXPSva

To date, NSO Group has failed to show that our research is flawed or erroneous in some way. Rather, the company continues to resort to outright denials without evidentiary support. t.co/0qGzsR5Sm5

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"You can dress up Frankenstein all you want, but deep down he's still a monster," says @rondeibert about Israeli Hacking Company NSO Group Trying to Clean Up Its Image. t.co/StB0372Usi via @motherboard

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

"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

Read "The Million Dollar Dissident: NSO Group’s iPhone Zero-Days used against a UAE Human Rights Defender" by @citizenlab: t.co/a14DrWvHcF

Read "HIDE AND SEEK: Tracking NSO Group’s Pegasus Spyware to Operations in 45 Countries" by @citizenlab: t.co/v3nb3UNkJr

Read "The Kingdom Came to Canada: How Saudi-Linked Digital Espionage Reached Canadian Soil" by @citizenlab: t.co/jY3PhRqHnk

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

Read "Continued Correspondence with Novalpina on NSO Acquisition" by @citizenlab: t.co/XMhKu8E0iB

Read "Reckless VII: Wife of Journalist Slain in Cartel-Linked Killing Targeted with NSO Group’s Spyware" by @citizenlab: t.co/hnQc8W9Hlr

For our reports on NSO Group, see t.co/fhiIGz8z8W cc @RonDeibert @billmarczak @jsrailton @R3Dmx @article19mex @socialtic

"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

“The cases make it clear that NSO’s technology is abuse-prone"- @jsrailton t.co/pUqreuVznr

NEW REPORT: Wife of Journalist Slain in Cartel-Linked Killing Targeted with NSO Group’s Spyware t.co/hnQc8W9Hlr

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

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

"The absurd spectacle of a national leader silenced by his own government reflects the conflicted state of information policy in Iran." t.co/mSXlIKY9Zi

Next week, @billmarczak will be at @DalhousieU to discuss "Watching the Watchers: How Commercial Surveillance Opens Spies to Scrutiny" t.co/cydZqNBufY

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

“How do you undertake due diligence without communicating with the very organization that has produced numerous reports of abuse?”- @RonDeibert t.co/vXiZbZ1QRX

📢 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

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

Israeli cyberattack firm woos investors amid a human rights firestorm t.co/vXiZbZ1QRX