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Device Confiscated by Russian Authorities Returned with Monokle-Type Spyware Installed

Key Findings  This joint investigation with First Department, a legal assistance organization, found spyware covertly implanted on a phone returned to a Russian programmer accused of sending money to Ukraine after he was released from custody. He describes being subjected to beatings and an intense effort to recruit him as an informant for the Russian… Read more »

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Banned Books: Analysis of Censorship on Amazon.com

We analyze the system Amazon deploys on the US “amazon.com” storefront to restrict shipments of certain products to specific regions. We found 17,050 products that Amazon restricted from being shipped to at least one world region. – While many of the shipping restrictions are related to regulations involving WiFi, car seats, and other heavily regulated product categories, the most common product category restricted by Amazon in our study was books.

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Cynthia Khoo joins Online Harms and Cyberbullying Town Hall Panel on CPAC

On December 14, 2024, Cynthia Khoo, senior fellow at The Citizen Lab, participated in a CPAC Town Hall in Ottawa on Online Harms and Cyberbullying. Khoo emphasized that regulating online abuse is essential to protecting freedom of expression, particularly for marginalized communities. She explained that many individuals subjected to harassment, hate speech, and online threats… Read more »

Open letter to Sandvine requesting evidence of the adequacy and effectiveness of the announced reforms

The Citizen Lab’s director Ron Deibert and senior researcher John Scott-Railton co-signed an open letter spearheaded by Access Now, calling on Sandvine to publicly commit to upholding the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and to strengthen oversight and transparency of the company’s announced reforms. On October 31, 2024, Access Now, along… Read more »

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Gender-based Digital Transnational Repression Explained