The Citizen Lab

📢🆕 @citizenlab and @OpenTechFund #ICFPFellow Beau Kujath's research shows prominent commercial apps in #LatinAmerica may pose security and privacy risks to consumers. These include telco apps, government apps, and marketplace apps. 📢👉🏽 t.co/nz0CgZeRA8

👏🏽🆕 Impact: @thermofisher commits to end sales of #DNA test kits for use by Chinese police in occupied #Tibet. Announcement comes after researchers and activists expressed concern being used in human rights violations committed by #Chinese authorities. t.co/j4xucTX8DF

🆕🔔Intermediaries or "communicators" are an essential component of media repertoires. In this article @lokmantsui and Masashi highlight how Tibetans continue to tell the story of what happens in #Tibet despite threats and challenges. t.co/gdILEeFn9H

🔔peer-reviewed article by @sienaanstis about the lack of international law to restrain transnational repression #DTR. She calls for an urgent need to build a momentum around the regulation of #spyware to protect and provide safe spaces to dissidents t.co/m8a01RqPcA

⏰An interactive panel discussion with internationally renowned Women Human Rights Defenders including @nouraaljizawi, accompanied with remarks from key members of the Women Peace and Security field in #Canada. 🗓️ December 6, 2023 🕡 6.30 pm ET t.co/G3PDe2ZRoD

@KateRobertson_ and Lina Li @citizenlab highlight Charter issues in #Bill26, which will be discussed by parliamentary committee next week. Equality, freedom of expression, and privacy are among the key concerns that demand significant amendments. t.co/U577n9JU7b

@KateRobertson_ and Lina Li @citizenlab highlight Charter issues in #Bill26, that's up for discussion next week. Equality, freedom of expression, privacy are key concerns. t.co/U577n9JU7b

NEW: Along with @accessnow @ShareConference @AmnestyTech we discovered the devices of 2 members of Serbian 🇷🇸 civil society targeted with spyware 👇 Details: t.co/FbRiENCBYQ

NEW report: @citizenlab's @emiledirks and Jeffrey Knockel uncover hard & soft #censorship on 7 #China search platforms after the death of former Chinese Premier #LiKeqiang. t.co/CRDVOkZXd1

CL senior legal advisor and researcher @sienaanstis in the inaugural issue of @bindinghook "Surveillance of dissidents is increasing, but international law lacks clear pathways to curb the practice" ⬇️ t.co/gbAZr2Ufck

NEW REPORT: Finding YouThe Network Effect of Telecommunications Vulnerabilities for Location Disclosure 👇 t.co/w1LEtx3s75

📢 What challenges do new surveillance technologies hold for #LATAM ? A discussion about journalism in the age of #spyware. Sign up for this panel where @citizenlab's Veronica Arroyo will be talking about our report on how media and civil society is targeted in El Salvador 👇🏽

توصّل سيتزن لاب @citizenlab و مجموعة تحليل التهديدات (TAG) في Google@ إلى أن العضو السابق في البرلمان المصري أحمد الطنطاوي قد تعرض للاستهداف ببرنامج التجسس #Predator من بعد إعلانه عن نيته للترشح لمنصب الرئاسة في الانتخابات المصرية لعام 2024.

At a recent iMEdD event, Senior Researcher @billmarczak explains how mercenary #spyware has evolved over the years and how one is able to protect themselves. Watch the full video here ▶️ t.co/1c8wgEJe1D

NEW research notes confirms @AmnestyTech finding of Predator targeting of U.S. & other elected officials on Twitter/X Details: t.co/w5lrZtXwrb

When governments reach beyond borders to repress dissent among exiles, especially women. This is the gendered dimension of #Repression beyond borders. @sienaanstis @nouraaljizawi @mmichae1sen detail the impact 👉 t.co/Xt2xtzunJy

Senior legal advisor @sienaanstis explains how extraterritorial killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in #Canada is not just an issue of state sovereignty but also a violation of international human rights law. t.co/6sdxB6hBiz

Egyptian presidential hopeful targeted by Predator spyware t.co/k3YJDKPhVq @evanhill @josephmenn on our latest report ⬇️

🚨🚨 BIG : WE URGE ALL USERS TO UPDATE THEIR #Apple devices urgently. @citizenlab in coordination with @Google’s TAG team found that former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy was targeted with Cytrox’s #Predator #spyware through links sent via SMS and WhatsApp. t.co/YepUzuLQXU

In a keynote address @gijn #GIJN23 @citizenlab Director @RonDeibert says reporters should fight back #surveillance #mercenary #spyware by playing offense rather than defense. t.co/XbdYSc6hiV

🚀 EXCITING JOB OPPORTUNITY 📢 We @citizenlab are hiring a Research Assistant. If you are passionate about research and human rights, this could be for you. ⏰ Application deadline: September 30, 2023 👉 Application details: t.co/UIdxwXkaXz #researchjobs

🚨NEW INVESTIGATION by @citizenlab in collaboration with @accessnow reveals that award-winning Russian journalist Galina Timchenko’s #iPhone was infected with the #Pegasus #spyware. Full statement➡️ t.co/0rYV2WjdNg

🚨🚨WE URGE EVERYONE TO UPDATE THEIR APPLE DEVICES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. We have found an actively exploited #zero #click vulnerability that was used to deliver #NSO group’s #Pegasus #spyware. t.co/BS0ZI4QuIz

🚨🚨➡️ NEW REPORT OUT > Imagine if someone read everything you type online. Our new report-  “Please do not make it public”, analyzes Tencent's #Sogou Input Method, the most popular input app in #China has serious vulnerabilities in the encryption system. t.co/881oh0n2Sv

🚨NEW REPORT: by Jeffrey Knockel, Jakub Dalek, Levi Meletti and @edok_lotosov “Not OK on VK: An Analysis of In-Platform Censorship on Russia’s VKontakte”. Legal orders for blocking content in Russia have increased 30 times since #RussiaInvadedUkraine. ➡️ t.co/xG4Zsul1Ra

@citizenlab Fellow @jon_penney ✍️ about how the use of #Ai for law enforcement can be terrifying and recommends steps that can be employed to protect fundamental rights.

🚨NEW REPORT: Beautiful Bauhinia  -"HKLeaks" - The Use of Covert and Overt Online Harassment Tactics to Repress 2019 #HongKong Protests by @albefittarelli and @lokmantsui. Report  examines "HKLEAKS,"  a #doxxing campaign targeting activists since 2019.

We at @citizenlab are relieved that @nouraaljizawi, a human rights defender and senior researcher got PR status in 🇨🇦 but the journey has been emotionally taxing on her and her family. @emiledirks writes for @globeandmail ➡️ t.co/bAKr4FlQGV

Canada 🇨🇦 @CitImmCanada called out by @MaryLawlorhrds, UN Special Rapporteur for human rights defenders, for its abhorrent treatment of @citizenlab senior researcher @nouraaljizawi #justicefornoura 👇 @SeanFraserMP @JustinTrudeau

🚨NEW REPORT Should We Chat? Privacy in the WeChat Ecosystem. Report by @m0namon @2Pellaeon and Jeffrey Knockel finds #WeChat records user activity and usage when users launch Mini Programs. This is a privacy risk & unknown how data collected might be used t.co/O7DMVAXFWq