News

Citizen Lab's latest news and announcements.

The Citizen Lab at DEF CON 32

In this talk at the DEF CON 32 convention on August 11, Jeffrey Knockel and Mona Wang will discuss how any network eavesdropper may read the keystrokes of popular Chinese IME keyboard users.

Ron Deibert on ‘Sexist’ falsehoods target Kamala Haris after Biden drops out in the Daily Mail

United States Vice President Kamala Harris is at the center of an online disinformation storm after President Joe Biden’s endorsement. Sexual slurs, doctored images and disinformation surged online as she emerged as the Democratic frontrunner for the upcoming US elections. “We should expect a full spectrum of disinformation,” warned Ron Deibert, giving a glimpse of… Read more »

The Citizen Lab’s submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights: Impacts of biometric data collection measures on civil society in the Tibet Autonomous region (TAR) and Qinghai

In response to a call for input issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, Emile Dirks, research associate at The Citizen Lab, prepared a written submission underlining the legal and human rights implications of the collection and usage of biometric recognition data by the People’s Republic of China.

Citizen Lab commentary in Brookings: The TikTok debacle: Distinguishing between foreign influence and interference

“What separates benign foreign influence from malign interference? And if foreign-owned platforms like TikTok are used for both interference and influence, how should we respond?” In this piece for Brookings, Diana Fu, associate professor of political science at the University of Toronto and Emile Dirks, research associate at the Citizen Lab, discuss issues like soft… Read more »