Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert gave a keynote speech about the Greek spyware scandal at an event hosted by Eteron think tank in Athens in May.
This event is hosted by the Association for Computing Machinery. Senior fellow Cynthia Khoo will be a keynote speaker on the “Canadian AI Policy in a Global Context” panel at the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (FAccT). ACM FAccT is an interdisciplinary conference dedicated to bringing together a diverse community of scholars from […]
This event is hosted by the National Cybersecurity Consortium. Join Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert at the National Cybersecurity Consortium 2026 Conference in Montreal on June 18. He will be speaking on a panel called “Spyware and Safeguards: Surveillance Tech and the Future of Digital Rights,” discussing the risks of the proliferating spyware industry.
On May 25, senior research associate Kate Robertson appeared before SECD to testify on Bill C-8.
This submission analyzes Bill C-22, the Lawful Access Act, which would enact broad surveillance obligations and reforms in Canada. Issues include: the bill’s sweeping scope, significant constitutional and human rights risks, transparency and accountability deficits, and dangers to encryption and Canada’s cybersecurity. We recommend entirely withdrawing several elements of the bill and suggest amendments to mitigate harms.
Citizen Lab senior research fellow Jon Penney and co-author Bruce Schneier wrote an op-ed in The Conversation about chilling effects.
Senior research associate Kate Robertson says Bill C-22 could lead to the rollout of forced metadata collection for messaging apps.
This event is organized by the Council of Canadians. Join senior fellow Cynthia Khoo at the Civil Society Summit on the AI Industry on May 22. She will speak about the process behind the People’s Consultation on AI and the history of civil society and legal advocacy regarding artificial intelligence and tech regulation in Canada.
Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert recently spoke at the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting II on Safeguarding Civil Space in the Digital Age.
This event was hosted by the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab at the University of Virginia on May 5, 2026. A recording of the session is available below. Join senior fellow Cynthia Khoo for this closing session of the Gender & Tech Online Talk Series. Khoo will discuss artificial intelligence from a critical perspective, focusing […]