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TikTok and Douyin Explained
In this explainer, we discuss the findings of our comparative analysis of security, privacy, and censorship issues in TikTok and Douyin.
TikTok vs Douyin: A Security and Privacy Analysis
A comparative analysis of security, privacy, and censorship issues in TikTok and Douyin, both developed by ByteDance.
FAQ: An Analysis of Indonesia and the Philippines’ Government-launched COVID-19 Apps
On December 21, 2020 the Citizen Lab released a report that discovered issues with three COVID-related applications in Indonesia and the Philippines. This document provides a summary of the research findings and questions and answers from the research team.
FAQ: An Analysis of Indonesia and the Philippines’ Government-launched COVID-19 Apps (Tagalog)
The following is the Tagalog translation of the FAQ and key findings from the report titled Unmasked II: An Analysis of Indonesia and the Philippines’ Government-launched COVID-19 Apps.
Unmasked II: An Analysis of Indonesia and the Philippines’ Government-launched COVID-19 Apps
As part of the Citizen Lab’s research into the security and privacy of applications, we report on issues we discovered with three COVID-related applications in Indonesia and the Philippines – PeduliLindungi, StaySafe PH, and COVID-KAYA.