The Citizen Lab

Ikuti diskusi dengan peneliti senior @irenepoet dalam panel mengenai penyensoran situs-situs LGBTIQ sebagai bagian dari #OutSummit2021 t.co/vPq5iCqBNL t.co/k715NIyRMa

“We know that online censorship is on the rise globally, and internet filtering is practiced by authoritarian and democratic countries alike.” - @irenepoet t.co/mFpgbWDkcn

As a finalist for the Tallberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize, @RonDeibert discusses fighting to protect human rights defenders and keeping corporate avarice in check. t.co/VVA5SGo58a

As digital technologies continue to advance, website censorship—along with efforts to circumvent it—are dynamic. This leads to a persistent game of cat-and-mouse between governments and LGBTIQ users, both of whom are trying to stay ahead of the other. t.co/yswo0bdQNW

The Citizen Lab's @nouraaljizawi and @sienaanstis will join @freedomhouse for a discussion on how authoritarian governments reach beyond borders to silence dissent among exiled and diaspora communities. 🕙December 7, 2021 🗓️10:00 AM EST t.co/8XzCNlYeh2

In our report on GFWatch, we found that China's Great Firewall blocked access to a US-based online shopping platform due to them hosting a store selling Uyghur cultural products, despite the platform being owned by Alibaba. t.co/KHMY2inFFn

Join @RonDeibert as he delivers the keynote address at the 18th annual Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture, discussing Digital Subversion: The Threat to Democracy 🗓️ Wed, December 1 🕕 6:00 pm EST 🐦 @NEDemocracy @ThinkDemocracy 📝 t.co/LO4AuaEvRc t.co/zMCpEBysfI

The closing date for the @munkschool search for an Assistant Professor in Information Security has been extended until January 24, 2022. More info: t.co/09do6sTOM8 t.co/S2nhABnc1U

Today, our partners at @FrontLineHRD released a report that found NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware on 6 Palestinian phones. Of them, 3 consented to be named and worked at NGOs that the Israeli government recently designated “terrorist organizations.” t.co/7kyNQFLism

BREAKING NOW: @FrontLineHRD discovers hacking of Palestinians with NSO Group's Pegasus. t.co/4oZ5Pvkvw4 @citizenlab and @AmnestyTech verify findings: t.co/IAJGnMv49I

The Citizen Lab's @OpenTechFund fellow @NP_tokumei has developed GFWatch: a large-scale measurement platform capable of testing hundreds of millions of domains daily, enabling continuous monitoring of China’s Great Firewall DNS filtering behavior t.co/KHMY2i64gN

ICYMI: “I don't think it's possible within 100 days to achieve the kinds of objectives that the government seems to have set out for itself in these consultation documents” - @lex_is t.co/1MMs7Nw1PT

Working with our partners @OpenObservatory and @OutRightIntl, we document the pervasive blocking of LGBTIQ websites in 6 countries, revealing that censorship is executed through technological means supported by political willpower. t.co/yswo0bdQNW

COVID-19 has revealed the divide between privacy expectations and those guaranteed in law. Policymakers must now contemplate reforms that satisfy individuals’ expectations of privacy against the needs of states to respond to future health crises. #cdnpoli t.co/JWlypq3hlZ

As UN members try to devise rules for responsible behavior in cyberspace, long-standing disagreements have failed to address the root causes of cyber instability. And while these delays persist, the sophistication of threat actors increases. t.co/rIe6iXNgFE

As @NYTBen knows firsthand, "the companies that sell these tools operate in the shadows, in a market that is largely unregulated, allowing states to deploy the technology as they wish, including against activists and journalists." t.co/pubVMKkOfm

New Report "Breaking the News: New York Times Journalist Ben Hubbard Hacked with Pegasus after Reporting on Previous Hacking Attempts": t.co/uZJ1Dokory

What does a ‘good’ online harm bill look like and what should its main purpose be? Join @lex_is for this panel discussion on the goals, efficacy, and methods of online harms legislation globally. 🗓️ Tuesday, October 26 🕙 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET t.co/iHMINdJ9vs

"The negative implications of pervasive surveillance and personal data collection, even in situations of public health, are clear." - @irenepoet and @lotus_ruan t.co/dVY2s8Glqw

Join @jsrailton for a discussion on cyber arms proliferation and digital threats to civil society, in conversation with @CarrCenter. 🗓️ Tuesday, October 26, 2021 🕙 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET t.co/ZSJfw5iyOu

"In Syria, we knew that the Internet was being surveilled since we had the Internet" - @nouraaljizawi Watch the recast of this discussion on increasing threats to human rights in digital contexts around the world ⬇️

Senior research associate @caparsons says individuals are right to be concerned about security when entrusting private companies with their personal health information. t.co/ysP1XXJg9X

Want to work with the Citizen Lab? @munkschool is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor in information security. Candidates must have an interest in applied research/policy and experience working across disciplines. 🗓️: November 1st More info: t.co/09do6sTOM8 t.co/lJQDHEwNjC

As companies collect, share, and store an ever-growing volume of personal data, it is imperative that they take steps to ensure the security and privacy of it. In the case of @sobeys smart carts, customers were left unprotected. Read more: t.co/2xpigKcm4F

NEW REPORT Clean Up in the Digital Aisle: Privacy Concerns with Sobeys Inc. “Caper Carts” System t.co/2xpigKcm4F

ICYMI: @lex_is on the Citizen Lab's submission to the federal government’s proposed approach to address harmful content online 🧵

Congratulations to @RonDeibert, a finalist for the 2021 Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize!

"In the case of the UAE, there are multiple public examples of the government using and abusing cyber surveillance technology by deploying it against human rights actors and dissidents in violation of international human rights law." - @sienaanstis t.co/S9RbHcyMEk

NEW REPORT Pandemic Privacy: A preliminary analysis of collection technologies, data collection laws, and legislative reform during COVID-19 #cdnpoli t.co/gQ17cDiFEg

📢 Job alert 📢 The Citizen Lab is hiring a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Information Security. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable interest in applied research & experience working with multi-disciplinary teams. More info: t.co/09do6sTOM8 t.co/uMNcYj7E9v