The Citizen Lab currently has an opening for a Jr. Software Developer to be based at the University of Toronto. The incumbent will develop existing and new projects, assisting with all phases of software development from requirements gathering and implementation to testing and deployment. This position requires strong organizational capabilities and programming skills.

On Friday, 16 March the ICANN Board appointed Citizen Lab Senior Advisor Robert Guerra to the Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC).

Citizen Lab Post-Doctoral Fellow Stefania Milan gave a talk on cloud protesting at the Unlike Us 2, Social Media Activism and the Critique of Liberation Technology conference at the Institute of Network Cultures in Amsterdam.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert will speak at a luncheon on April 3, 2012 at University of California, Irvine. Prof. Deibert will address the role of Big Data and the political economy of cyberspace controls.

Citizen Lab Senior Researcher Helmi Noman was interviewed for a recent Wharton School article entitled, “Watch What You Type: Social Media a Tool for Revolutionaries, and Increasingly, for Security Agencies”

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert will take part in RSA Conference’s Special Forum on the Future of Cyber Security and Active Defense.

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert will give a talk entitled Big Data Meets Big Brother: The political economy of cyberspace controls.

Citizen Lab Senior Researcher Helmi Noman was interviewed by the New Scientist on the Syrian Electronic Army.

Citizen Lab / Canada Centre Senior Fellow Marc Goodman was interviewed by CBC on the threats that governments face in the era of cyberwar.

Citizen Lab Post-Doctoral Fellow Stefania Milan was interviewed by OWNI.eu on “cloud protesting”.