The Citizen Lab

Introduction of advanced spyware has transformed the world of espionage and surveillance, uniting the industry and attracting diplomatic clout in a variety of countries, writes @citizenlab Director @ronDeibert in @ForeignAffairs. Spyware companies have few legal obligations.

Is there hope for democracy when geopolitical instability is mounting, and public discourse is drowning in misinformation? There is hope — according to CBC Massey Lecturer @citizenlab Director @RonDeibert who spoke with @NahlahAyed on @cbcideas t.co/9hcVtYLqk4

@citizenlab Director @RonDeibert on the misuse of spyware: the problem is huge with many vendors. It is a lucrative industry that breeds corruption, making it difficult to pierce through the veils of secrecy.

In collaboration with @OpenTechFund and @PrincetonCITP, @Citizenlab's @ramakrishnan13s @m0namon and Jakub Dalek presented a paper at CoNEXT22 on locating and examining network devices used for #censorship. Read the paper here: t.co/PxoVUSH28I

Jakub Dalek of @citizenlab will share how @OpenObservatory tools and data were analyzed to investigate LGBTIQ website #censorship between 2016 and 2020. Read the report here: t.co/WPgVoasYe1

@OpenObservatory is celebrating their 10th anniversary. Today, community members will share their experiences using OONI tools and data. Watch the presentations, followed by a discussion to answer your questions here: t.co/hOdiqcQT2E

Congratulations @OpenObservatory on their 10th anniversary. @OpenObservatory was created with the vision of enabling anyone to investigate internet censorship and publish open data independently. Follow their journey as they share highlights today: t.co/n1WvOuBl3A

Social media acted as the “central nervous system” of the #FreedomConvoy protest in Ottawa. @citizenlab’s @jon_penney part of the expert roundtable @POECommission

On Nov. 30, #UofT presents Big Ideas: Celebrating 50 Years of the Connaught Fund at Convocation Hall, an evening showcasing four cutting-edge researchers from across the disciplines. The evening will feature @citizenlab Director @RonDeibert Details: t.co/6kBHMJYutQ

The @cse_cst is refusing to provide required details to overseers, putting Canadians’ privacy at risk. @caparsons @citizenlab writes, Don’t give more powers to CSE until it submits to effective review t.co/0fnHW2bMvn

Exposing how Iran tracks and threatens people in Canada t.co/01CMDW07Ee featuring @citizenlab's @nouraaljizawi @insyria & @RonDeibert

Proposed privacy law lets personal data be ‘exploited’ by Canadian firms: @citizenlab t.co/PptZUEZCb3 via @itworldca

Read @citizenlab senior research associate, and the report's co-author, @caparsons thread on the report below: 👇

NEW REPORT: Minding Your Business A Critical Analysis of the Collection of De-identified Mobility Data and Its Use Under Socially Beneficial and Legitimate Business Exemptions in Canadian Privacy Law @AmandaCutinha @caparsons t.co/AyE0wwQYxe

Listen to @citizenlab director @RonDeibert and @article19org's @maasalan in convo with @TheCurrentCBC @mattgallowaycbc about #elonmusktwitter, #MahsaAmini / #IranRevolution2022 , human rights and much more... t.co/aNOWuNhrqr

The 5×5—The rise of cyber surveillance and the Access-as-a-Service industry t.co/MH3q0Ky88i featuring our own senior legal advisor @sienaanstis

Our friends @Lookout Discover Long-running Surveillance Campaigns Targeting Uyghurs t.co/hfDts5iY7Q by @chmodxx and colleagues

Canada's Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics issued a report on facial recognition tech with some recommendations for 🇨🇦 gov @citizenlab fellow @Cyn_K provided testimony to that committee and analyzed their report here: t.co/UUtZenUyRw

Hi friends and colleagues. The Citizen Lab now has a Mastodon instance @citizenlab@mastodon.social Please join us there for updates about our research and other activities 👍 t.co/iWCzGqR8PX

Canada's @nsiracanada (NatSec and Intelligence Review Agency) has a new annual report.. ...And @citizenlab senior research associate @caparsons has a thread with a review 👇

Welcome @mmichae1sen to the Citizen Lab team! @mmichae1sen will be working on digital transnational repression as a senior researcher 💪

UPDATE 🇲🇽: We can confirm Mexican opposition lawmaker Agustín Basave Alanís's device infected with #Pegasus Updated report: t.co/VxPCPTjrom @R3Dmx post: t.co/R6OXekqHQT Reuters: t.co/9RUuotpUyA

Liberal cybersecurity bill a ‘bad law’ that must be amended, research report warns t.co/H09PVOWTbl via @torontostar

NEW REPORT: “Cybersecurity Will Not Thrive In Darkness: A Critical Analysis of Proposed Amendments in Bill C-26 to the Telecommunications Act” by senior research associate @caparsons 👇 t.co/DJSGyGP9mg

Live now: Transnational Repression Series II: The Long Arm of Authoritarianism, featuring @citizenlab's @nouraaljizawi & @sienaanstis t.co/J0Wvbg8inY via @YouTube

Watch @citizenlab senior legal advisor and researcher, @sienaanstis on the "Resisting Digital Authoritarianism" panel: t.co/1LMo3fqimM via @YouTube #resistbureaulive @ResistBureau

“NSO’s claims to be the only party that can ‘truly’ verify infections is like a robber claiming to be the only one who can truly confirm whether he committed a crime.” @jsrailton 🇲🇽: reporters, activists hacked w NSO spyware despite assurances @skirchy t.co/ePlYdeNgRr

NEW: Two journalists & human rights defenders devices hacked w Pegasus spyware 🇲🇽 Read report by @R3Dmx t.co/5sho0qcA2F Citizen Lab provided technical validation details t.co/VxPCPT1iae t.co/UEayPrTsCE

Covert CIA websites could have been found by an ‘amateur’, research finds t.co/vS264u5NCJ @skirchy on our CIA covert comms investigation, led by senior researcher @billmarczak

NEW: Read statement by director @rondeibert on the fatal flaws found by senior researcher @billmarczak in a defunct CIA covert communications system. We are not publishing the full findings at this time pending responsible disclosure process... t.co/YTMkTNQsDA