Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert at University of British Columbia lecture

December 1, 2013

January 23, 2014

Black Code makes longlist of 2014 BC National Non-Fiction award

November 27, 2013

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert’s book, Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace, made the long list for the 2014 British Colombia National Non-Fiction award.

Tibet Action Institute and “Safe Travels Online: Tech Meet” in Toronto

November 21, 2013

On November 20, 2013, Cyber Steward Network partner Tibet Action Institute (TAI) participated in a panel discussion and tech session titled “Safe Travels Online: Tech Meet” hosted by Students for a Free Tibet Canada in Toronto. The discussion revolved around online targeted threats against activists, members of the Tibetan diaspora community, and their supporters. In attendance were Citizen Lab’s Research Manager Masashi Crete-Nishihata, Nathan Freitas, the Director of Technology of TAI & The Guardian Project, Lhadon Tethong, Director of the TAI, and Lobsang Sithar, the Field Coordinator of the TAI.

Regional Consultation on Freedom of Expression for Civil Liberties in Asia

November 20, 2013

On November 21-23, 2013, Cyber Steward Network partner Bytes for All (B4A) will be participating in the “Asia Regional Consultation on ‘Freedom of Expression for Civil Liberties’” held in Bangkok, Thailand. Working in collaboration with other civil society organizations such as ICT Watch, Global Partners Digital, Association for Progressive Communications and the Thai Netizen Network, the event will focus on three issues relevant to free expression cyberspace in Asia: access to the Internet, online surveillance, and political-electoral communication.