The Citizen Lab

"The greater a state actor's ability to infringe [on] our privacy rights and our other constitutional rights, the more robust the mechanisms for prior judicial authorization, oversight and review must be"- @lex_is t.co/kMFOPHazC3

In total, our research identified the government-exclusive spyware deployed in at least 25 countries, exploiting weaknesses in the global mobile phone system to snoop on calls and texts. t.co/KwYlJ0MKfu

The Dissident investigates Jamal Khashoggi's murder, including how his collaborator, Omar Abdulaziz, was targeted with government-exclusive spyware. Join @RonDeibert for a discussion of the new doc and ongoing fights for human rights in the digital age. t.co/TDZfWPGXuq

“There’s a real gap in legal accountability, and there’s so much money in the sector that the incentives are just not there for companies to change the way they’re doing business"- @jon_penney t.co/dhfk7IdqZn

“WeChat needs to be viewed as a key component of the Chinese government's infrastructure of control, not just as an app that connects people and offers conveniences but is subjected to censorship and surveillance"- @RonDeibert t.co/FoLoG2kmte

On January 27, join @RonDeibert as he discusses the biggest challenges facing civil society, the environmental impacts of our digital lives, and how we can take back the Internet t.co/GyVvQUK2D4

"Time to save the internet" Read @FT @johnthornhillft review of @citizenlab director @RonDeibert's new book RESET t.co/qKIB3z8MCT

According to @lotus_ruan, the Chinese government’s aim is “to create a state-approved version of the collective memory of the coronavirus pandemic for the public." t.co/KXNHBVEbRg

"A book destined to become one of the 21st century's seminal political texts...a call to arms for citizens..." Read @NeilMackay's review of @RonDeibert's RESET in @heraldscotland t.co/dUF107Qo9S

NEW REPORT: "Unmasked II: An Analysis of Indonesia and the Philippines’ Government-launched COVID-19 Apps" by @citizenlab: t.co/ydetb47dHB by @2Pellaeon, Jeffrey Knockel,, @irenepoet, Stephanie Tran, Justin Lau and @adamsenft

تقرير جديد: ثغرة Zero-Click في تطبيق iMessage استخدمت لاختراق هواتف 36 شخص في ⁦@AlJazeera⁩ باستخدام برنامج NSO. ونعتقد (بدرجة متوسطة) ان الامارات العربية المتحدة والمملكة العربية السعودية وراءها.

NEW REPORT "The Great iPwn: Journalists Hacked with Suspected NSO Group iMessage "Zero-Click Exploit" by @citizenlab @billmarczak @jsrailton @nouraaljizawi @sienaanstis @RonDeibert: t.co/Z8FVRaePHB

Why has so much talk of 5G adoption centred on Huawei? What are the perceived risks of Huawei? How does Canada’s stance on 5G and Huawei compare to the other members of Five Eyes? @caparsons addresses some of the biggest questions from our latest report. t.co/RgzhsZCJtL

Nigerian intelligence bought tool to spy on citizens: @citizenlab Report t.co/KW1iYDm4Sn via @AJEnglish

Thread on Huawei, 5G, and Canadian policy ⬇️⬇️⬇️

NEW REPORT Huawei & 5G: Clarifying the Canadian Equities and Charting a Strategic Path Forward t.co/55OWvIG1Wd

NEW REPORT Running in Circles: Uncovering the Clients of Cyberespionage Firm Circles t.co/KwYlJ0MKfu

"Largely without public debate—and absent any new safeguards—we’ve become even more dependent on a technological ecosystem that is notoriously insecure, poorly regulated, highly invasive and prone to serial abuse."- @RonDeibert t.co/vXddRIKE4y

Join the Citizen Lab's @gabriellelim, @irenepoet and Justin Lau today as they present on securitizing COVID-19 in the Philippines t.co/ck93rgS79R

What happens when public health technologies aren't carefully vetted? Users’ safety, privacy, and security are put at unnecessary risk. t.co/CGo828FeWg

Join us this morning at 10:30 am EST as we discuss how Citizen Lab projects shed light on increasingly critical issues at the intersection of race, surveillance, free expression, privacy, and power. t.co/Koy4HvDTcr

NEW REPORT: Unmasked: COVID-KAYA and the Exposure of Healthcare Worker Data in the Philippines t.co/CGo828FeWg

What does the rise of invasive police surveillance mean for how we act, speak & relate to each other in public space? On Nov. 17, join Citizen Lab research fellows @Cyn_K, @ToddLeFou & Bria Mathis in conversation with Dr. Anne-Marie Livingston. t.co/Koy4HvDTcr

Interested in how states seek to exert pressure—using digital tools—on citizens living abroad? Check out our latest output: an annotated bibliography on transnational digital repression. t.co/bjDBWXN6jW

Starting Nov. 9th, @RonDeibert will deliver this year's Massey Lectures on @cbcideas. Each of the six episodes will highlight a distinct concept in his new book, from the spread of authoritarian practices to the environmental impacts of social media. t.co/QGILatoxzx

The Ontario government recently requested feedback on how to improve the province’s privacy protection laws. And the Citizen Lab happily responded. See our 21 recommendations below ⬇️ t.co/mq7G1bSGV2

"Characterised by selective censorship without transparency and accountability, China’s content control has turned the Chinese internet into a hotbed of distorted information and ultra-nationalistic narratives." @lotus_ruan t.co/JAQFnaWfPD