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Ron Deibert, director of The Citizen Lab, discusses his new book, Chasing Shadows, with CityNews journalist Faiza Amin, offering insights into his experiences and the world of surveillance. Chasing Shadows dives deep into the world of digital espionage and misinformation, revealing how authoritarian governments monitor individuals through an insecure digital ecosystem in an attempt to […]
RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, is just around the corner and will be held in Taipei, Taiwan and online from February 24–27, 2025. Researchers from The Citizen Lab are scheduled to speak in a series of discussions, panels, and workshops at RightsCon addressing some of the most urgent […]
Jon Penney, research fellow at The Citizen Lab and an associate professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, writes an insightful opinion piece in the Globe and Mail critiquing U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to delay the enforcement of the TikTok ban. Penney argues that Trump’s executive order is legally flawed […]
Noura Aljizawi, senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, delivered testimony before the House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights (SDIR) of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on November 26, 2024, addressing the issue of transnational repression in developing democracies.
In March 2024, Emile Dirks, research associate at The Citizen Lab, along with Ausma Bernot (Griffith University), and Yves Moreau (University of Leuven) prepared a written submission in response to the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights call for input on the application of digital technologies in the administration of justice.
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 […]
In a talk at the Objective by the Sea – security conference in Hawaii, Bill Marczak, a senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, and Microsoft’s Christine Fossaceca provided an in-depth analysis of the discovery of QuaDreams’ spyware technology. In April 2023, we published a report that described an Israeli spyware vendor’s technology that was used […]
A new documentary from HBO takes a deep dive into the world of surveillance technology and its impact on privacy, security, and human rights.
In this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out on TaiwanPlus, Rebekah Brown, senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, speaks with reporter Herel Hughes to unpack the alarming rise of commercial spyware and its misuse across the globe.
Ron Deibert and Noura Aljizawi join CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault to discuss the growing issue of foreign governments’ threats and intimidation targeting exiled women activists and dissidents living in Canada.
