Sochi, Surveillance and Citizen Lab in the news
Th upcoming Sochi Olympics are drawing media attention to the well-documented cyber surveillance system in Russia.
In the Media
Citizen Lab staff and research in the news.
Andrei Soldatov to discuss Russian cyber surveillance at European Parliament Committee meeting
Investigative Journalist Andrei Soldatov was invited to make a contribution to an inquiry on the Russian electronic mass surveillance system.
Morgan Marquis-Boire interviewed in Germany’s largest weekly
Citizen Lab Security Researcher Morgan Marquis-Boire was interviewed about NSA surveillance for Zeit, Germany’s largest weekly paper.
Ron Deibert on CBC Metro Morning
Professor Deibert spoke about the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, also known as “The Surveillance Games”.
Censorship on China’s Sina Weibo: VICE Podcast
Citizen Lab Research Fellow Jason Q. Ng was interviewed by VICE podcast’s Reihan Salam.
Morgan Marquis-Boire on NPR
In “In Syria, Conflict In Cyberspace Complements Ground War”, Marquis-Boire spoke to Robert Siegel about the digital dimension of the Syrian conflict.
Morgan Marquis-Boire interviewed by Al Jazeera
Citizen Lab Technical Advisor Morgan Marquis-Boire spoke about cyberwarfare to Al Jazeera.
FinFisher and Ghostnet research in The Washington Post
An article in the Washington Post, titled “Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users without warning,” discussed two of the Citizen Lab’s research outputs.
Director Ron Deibert interviewed for IT World
Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert was interviewed for IT Business. Professor Deibert spoke about his new book, Black Code, as well as his thoughts on the state of privacy and cybersecurity at the end of 2013.