Robert Guerra, Senior Advisor to the Citizen Lab, and Dr. Christopher Parsons, a post-doctoral fellow at the Citizen Lab, attended the ICANN 50th public meeting in London on June 22-26.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert spoke with The Globe and Mail’s telecom reporter Christine Dobby about recent issues related to the privacy of telecommunications customers’ personal information.

Citizen Lab Post-doctoral fellow Christopher Parsons and Cyber Stewards Ramiro Álvarez Ugarte and Hisham Almiraat are some of the experts quoted in the press release.

On 5 June, Citizen Lab Senior Security Researcher and Technical Advisor Morgan Marquis-Boire joined First Look Media as Director of Security.

The 2014 Citizen Lab Summer Institute will be held at the University of Toronto on August 5-8, 2014. Submit your application today.

Social Media Watch returns with updates from the EU and US legal landscape, some notable cases of government access to personal data, and an overview of some important reports describing the need for updated regulation in the data economy.

June 17, 2014

Senior Security Analyst Seth Hardy Seth Hardy was interviewed on CBC’s Day 6 radio programme about Remote Administration Tools, RATS, programs that can allow a hacker to take total control of any computer.

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the Citizen Lab’s Chris Parsons announced they are suing the crown in the Ontario Superior Court.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert was interviewed by Patrick McGuire, the managing editor for VICE Canada on 7 May.