Emile Dirks
Emile Dirks is a senior research associate at the Citizen Lab. His research explores contemporary Chinese politics, state surveillance, and transnational repression.
Ron Deibert
Ron Deibert (O.C., O.Ont.) is a professor of political science and the founder and director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. His research focuses on the intersections of information and communication technologies, human rights, and global security.
Citizen Lab senior researcher John Scott-Railton confirms that FlexiSPY spyware was installed on two Kenyan filmmakers’ phones while the devices were in police custody.
Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert’s new op-ed in the Globe and Mail argues that AI should be subject to more regulation, not less.
Join Citizen Lab founder and director Ron Deibert for a screening of the 1981 film “Blow Out” hosted by the Great Escape Bookstore.
Transnational repression is a serious threat to human rights. Over the past decade, the Citizen Lab has published numerous reports examining transnational repression (TNR) across the globe, focusing specifically on its digital forms. In response to increasing accounts of foreign governments reaching across borders to harass and silence people in the United Kingdom, the UK’s Joint […]