Keyword Censorship in Chinese Mobile Games
In a recent paper presented at FOCI, Citizen Lab researchers investigate the nature of keyword filtering in Chinese mobile games, supporting a decentralized framework of censorship.
Masashi Crete-Nishihata
Analysis of End-to-End Encryption in LINE
Researchers from the University of New Mexico and the Citizen Lab provide the first independent analysis of popular messaging app LINE’s end-to-end encryption security features and discuss gaps in communication between researchers, developers and users.
Masashi Crete-Nishihata on Chinese censorship of Tibetan content
In an interview with the Daily Dot, Citizen Lab Research Manager Masashi Crete-Nishihata commented on the challenges Tibetans face in using social media and other online tools to spread content considered politically sensitive by the Chinese government.
Citizen Lab and partners at RightsCon 2016
March 30-April 1 – San Francisco, California
Citizen Lab at the World Movement for Democracy Eighth Assembly
November 1-4 – Seoul, South Korea
Privacy and Security Issues with UC Browser
Our report reveals that UC Browser poorly secures data in its English and Chinese language versions for Android.
Targeted Threat Research at USENIX Security 2014
At USENIX Security 2014 Citizen Lab researchers presented two papers on targeted threats against civil society communities as part of a dedicated session on the topic entitled Tracking Targeted Attacks against Civilians and NGOs.
Not by Technical Means Alone: The Multidisciplinary Challenge of Studying Information Controls
Masashi Crete-Nishihata, Adam Senft and Ron Deibert contribute an article to a special issue of IEEE Internet Computing on Internet Censorship and Controls.
Access the article on SSRN here.