The Citizen Lab

OPEN CALL LAUNCHES for The Spyware Accountability Initiative that will support civil society org. to expose and prevent spyware and help bring accountability to global trade in surveillance technologies 👇🏽

NEW JOB POSTING: Manager, Information System Security. Join the team @citizenlab where we do research, and engage in high-level legal and policy engagement at the nexus of information and communication technology, human rights, and international security. t.co/ggvkoYxLQ7

This episode explores the evidence that the #Mexican army acquired #Pegasus spyware and routinely used it against Mexican journalists and activists. Featuring Luis Fernando of @R3Dmx and @jsrailton @citizenlab t.co/HSkssUialI

In this episode, @citizenlab’s Senior Research Associate Jeffrey Knockel explains how automated censorship occurs on Chinese apps, and @RonDeibert discusses the socio-political implications. Watch Influencers t.co/OabQtnlA87

Join in for a discussion on Digital Policy Rounds: Technology-facilitated Gender-based violence on Thu, Feb 16, 12pm to 1pm EST. Among the speakers @nouraaljizawi senior researcher @citizenlab and @Cyn_K senior associate @GeorgetownCPT 👇🏽 t.co/xRnPX55dNC

Dissidents in #Russia have discovered their #Telegram accounts may have been compromised. @edok_lotosov and @elies describe the digital migration. t.co/bg1pS40TJI

Interested in learning more about mercenary spyware? Read "The Autocrat in Your iPhone," by Director @RonDeibert: t.co/qOlVLkeoWb via @ForeignAffairs

Important research by @edok_lotosov that explores how information control affects journalistic work in Russia occupied #Ukrainian territories, and how #journalist’s individual digital security practices are affected. t.co/cW5lSlsezI

NEW REPORT: You Move, They Follow Uncovering Iran’s Mobile Legal Intercept System t.co/5LWuLztj7T

In this video, @RonDeibert Director @citizenlab, @munkschool discusses his appointment to the Order of Canada 🇨🇦. He also talks about some of the important work that his team will be doing. Watch full video here👇🏽t.co/daIgFxE9vr

Ending the year with amazing news. Our Director @RonDeibert has been appointed to this year’s Order of Canada🇨🇦. He says, “it’s no secret that I’ve been critical of our lack of accountability around law enforcement but that doesn’t mean I’m not patriotic”. t.co/4Rzxdy4VYu

NPR's @NPRMichel speaks with @citizenlab Director @RonDeibert about increased use of #spyware among autocratic and democratic governments to track and thwart dissent. Listen to the full conversation👇🏽 t.co/K2Tpa8hPMi

NEW REPORT: “Mass Iris Scan Collection in Qinghai: 2019–2022” by @emiledirks. This report on mass iris scan collection focuses on further evidence of police-led mass iris scan collection in a region with 49% non-Han population. Read full report here:  t.co/XHByJB2rnI

As #internet #censorship methods evolve, longstanding gaps remain in how to track and measure the technology. Research by @citizenlab’s @ramakrishnan13s and Jakub Dalek address this knowledge gap t.co/kH1qykrGz8

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