In this interview with TVO The Agenda’s Steve Paikin, Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert discusses his recent trip to the White House, the impact that the Trump administration's policies will have on cyber security worldwide, and why Canadians should be concerned by a potential bil … | Continue reading
In this Q&A by The Record from Recorded Future News, Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert speaks with cyber security reporter Suzanne Smalley about the technical aspects of the Citizen Lab’s research methods, why there is almost certainly spyware being used that hasn’t yet been disco … | Continue reading
In an opinion piece for the Globe and Mail, Ron Deibert recounts his comments from a recent briefing he delivered to staff of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence about the Citizen Lab’s research on mercenary surveillance. He warns that “U.S. actions to undermine the … | Continue reading
In an opinion piece for Maclean’s, Ron Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab, warns of the increasing infringement on human rights as Canada continues to appease the Trump administration. “Since Trump took office, Canada has continued these new deployments, adding 15 surveillance … | Continue reading
The Citizen Lab’s Marcus Michaelsen and Siena Anstis published a research article in the peer-reviewed journal Democratization about the gendered forms of digital threats faced by women human rights defenders and journalists in exile and in the diaspora. Click here to read the ar … | Continue reading
Req ID: 42298 Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science Department: Citizen Lab Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto) Position Number: 00035221 Description: About us: The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and … | Continue reading
Un’introduzione a Paragon Solutions. Paragon Solutions è stata fondata in Israele nel 2019 e vende uno spyware chiamato Graphite. L’azienda si descrive come diversa dagli altri produttori, affermando di disporre di salvaguardie per prevenire i tipi di abusi di spyware per cui NSO … | Continue reading
In our first investigation into Israel-based spyware company, Paragon Solutions, we begin to untangle multiple threads connected to the proliferation of Paragon's mercenary spyware operations across the globe. This report includes an infrastructure analysis of Paragon’s spyware p … | Continue reading
Join The Citizen Lab’s Ron Deibert virtually or in person at one of these upcoming events to celebrate the release of his new book Chasing Shadows: Cyberespionage, Subversion, and the Global Fight for Democracy. Event dates March 10, San Francisco Hosted by City Lights Bookstore … | Continue reading
The Citizen Lab’s Siena Anstis and Ron Deibert examine the phenomenon of digital transnational repression in “Silenced by Surveillance: The Impacts of Digital Transnational Repression on Journalists, Human Rights Defenders, and Dissidents in Exile”, published by Knight First Amen … | Continue reading
A new book co-authored by Siena Anstis, senior legal advisor at The Citizen Lab, is now available for purchase. Transnational Repression and International Law explores the rise of state-sponsored extraterritorial killings and the implications for international law. Order your cop … | Continue reading
Join us on March 24, 2025, for a virtual presentation and Q&A on the gendered dimension of digital transnational repression. The Citizen Lab’s Siena Anstis, Noura Aljizawi, and Marcus Michaelsen will share key findings from their December 2024 report, “No Escape: The Weaponizatio … | Continue reading
Since the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, Canada-U.S. relations have become increasingly strained and the subject of public concern. It should thus be of further concern to the public that, since 2022, the Canadian government has been quietly negotiating a bilateral law enforcem … | Continue reading
In an opinion piece in the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy, Noura Aljizawi, senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, sheds light on the growing threat of disinformation in Syria, even after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. While the end of Assad’s authoritarian rule was … | Continue reading
In an opinion piece for The Globe and Mail, The Citizen Lab’s Emile Dirks, Siena Anstis, Noura Aljizawi, and Ron Deibert, argue that while the final report of the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions (the Hogue Commis … | Continue reading
In a Q&A for the Digital Front Lines report by Foreign Policy Analytics, The Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert and human rights activist Carine Kanimba talk about the psychological impact of being targeted by mercenary spyware and the growing threat of surveillance technologies be … | Continue reading
Ron Deibert discusses the growing risks of tech-driven authoritarianism and the deregulation of the AI industry in this episode of Beyond the Headlines (BTH). This episode explores the critical dynamics of how tech giants have come to dominate political discourse, featuring the C … | Continue reading
China’s DeepSeek AI chatbot has raised serious privacy concerns. Speaking with Kevin Collier at NBC News, The Citizen Lab’s director, Ron Deibert, remarks that the privacy problems regarding DeepSeek are not limited to Chinese platforms, and that personal information is also used … | Continue reading
Ron Deibert, director of The Citizen Lab, discusses his new book, Chasing Shadows, with CityNews journalist Faiza Amin, offering insights into his experiences and the world of surveillance. Chasing Shadows dives deep into the world of digital espionage and misinformation, reveali … | Continue reading
Key findings We analyzed RedNote on Android and iOS for network security issues and found that all versions of RedNote fetch viewed images and videos over HTTP, which enables network eavesdroppers to learn exactly what content users are browsing. Some versions of RedNote contain … | Continue reading
RightsCon, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age, is just around the corner and will be held in Taipei, Taiwan and online from February 24–27, 2025. Researchers from The Citizen Lab are scheduled to speak in a series of discussions, panels, and workshops a … | Continue reading
Jon Penney, research fellow at The Citizen Lab and an associate professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, writes an insightful opinion piece in the Globe and Mail critiquing U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to delay the enforcement of the TikTok ban. Penne … | Continue reading
Reporting to the Director of Administration, Citizen Lab and working under the general direction of the Director, Citizen Lab in coordination with the University of Toronto’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), the Systems and Security Technical Lead is responsible for wor … | Continue reading
Noura Aljizawi, senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, delivered testimony before the House of Commons Subcommittee on International Human Rights (SDIR) of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on November 26, 2024, addressing the issue of transna … | Continue reading
In March 2024, Emile Dirks, research associate at The Citizen Lab, along with Ausma Bernot (Griffith University), and Yves Moreau (University of Leuven) prepared a written submission in response to the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights call for inpu … | Continue reading
The Information Controls Fellowship Program (ICFP) from the Open Technology Fund (OTF) fosters research, outputs, and creative collaboration on repressive Internet censorship and surveillance issues. We welcome proposals from fellowship candidates for research projects related to … | Continue reading
On December 14, 2024, Cynthia Khoo, senior fellow at The Citizen Lab, participated in a CPAC Town Hall in Ottawa on Online Harms and Cyberbullying. Khoo emphasized that regulating online abuse is essential to protecting freedom of expression, particularly for marginalized communi … | Continue reading
In a talk at the Objective by the Sea – security conference in Hawaii, Bill Marczak, a senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, and Microsoft’s Christine Fossaceca provided an in-depth analysis of the discovery of QuaDreams’ spyware technology. In April 2023, we published a report t … | Continue reading
A new documentary from HBO takes a deep dive into the world of surveillance technology and its impact on privacy, security, and human rights. | Continue reading
In this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out on TaiwanPlus, Rebekah Brown, senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, speaks with reporter Herel Hughes to unpack the alarming rise of commercial spyware and its misuse across the globe. | Continue reading
Ron Deibert and Noura Aljizawi join CBC chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault to discuss the growing issue of foreign governments’ threats and intimidation targeting exiled women activists and dissidents living in Canada. | Continue reading
The Citizen Lab’s director Ron Deibert and senior researcher John Scott-Railton co-signed an open letter spearheaded by Access Now, calling on Sandvine to publicly commit to upholding the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and to strengthen oversight … | Continue reading
In the latest episode of the Distilling Cyber Policy podcast, Alex Botting and Jen Ellis from the Center for Cybersecurity Policy & Law are joined by Rebekah Brown and John Scott-Railton, senior researchers at the Citizen Lab. Together, they discuss the Citizen Lab's “Rivers of P … | Continue reading
In order to pursue justice against spyware manufacturers such as the NSO Group and the governments that use this technology, victims must overcome significant legal challenges. Speaking with CyberScoop, John Scott-Railton, senior researcher at The Citizen Lab, discusses the chall … | Continue reading
Kate Robertson, Senior Researcher at the Citizen Lab provided a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on National Security, Defence, and Veterans Affairs, that contributes to the ongoing consideration of Bill C-26, which seeks to give the federal government the power to imp … | Continue reading
Lex Gill, senior fellow at The Citizen Lab, delivered impactful comments to the Foreign Interference Commission at the public consultation hearing for the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions this October. She argues … | Continue reading
Key Findings This joint investigation with First Department, a legal assistance organization, found spyware covertly implanted on a phone returned to a Russian programmer accused of sending money to Ukraine after he was released from custody. He describes being subjected to beati … | Continue reading
In the Election Misinformation episode of Big If True (TVO), Gabrielle Lim of the Citizen Lab delves deep into the impact misinformation and false narratives have on voter behaviour. Drawing from the elections in Indonesia and the Philippines, Lim sheds light on the demand for mi … | Continue reading
本研究基於來自 24 個國家、居住在 23 個庇護國的 85 位女性人權捍衛者的真實經歷，探討性別與性取向如何在數碼跨境鎮壓中作為關鍵因素。我們將跨境鎮壓中此一特定向度稱為「基於性別的數碼跨境鎮壓」。 | Continue reading
我们通过来自24个国家、居住在23个庇护国的85名女性人权捍卫者的亲身经历，对性别和性取向如何在数码跨国镇压中作为关键因素而进行研究。 | Continue reading
Ce document est une traduction informelle de certaines sections du rapport, en particulier l’introduction, un résumé de haut niveau de nos conclusions et des recommandations politiques. Ce n’est pas une traduction complète du rapport et, en tant que traduction informelle, elle pe … | Continue reading
Данный документ представляет собой неофициальный перевод отдельных разделов отчета, в частности, введения, общих итогов и рекомендаций касательно комплекса мер. Это не полный перевод отчета и, поскольку это неофициальный перевод, в нем могут быть неточности. Данный перевод предна … | Continue reading
این سند ترجمه غیررسمی بخشهای منتخب گزارش، بهویژه مقدمه، خلاصهای اجمالی از یافتههای ما و توصیههای سیاستگذاری است. این متن ترجمهای کامل از گزارش نیست و ممکن است بهعنوان ترجمه غیررسمی حاوی خطاهایی باشد. هدف این ترجمه، تنها ارائه درکی کلی از پژوهش ما است. در صورت وجود هرگونه … | Continue reading
هذه الوثيقة هي ترجمة غير رسمية لأجزاء مختارة من التقرير، ولا سيما المقدمة، وملخص رفيع المستوى لنتائجنا، وتوصياتنا المتعلقة بالسياسات. وهي ليست ترجمة كاملة للتقرير، وباعتبارها ترجمة غير رسمية، فقد تفتقر إلى الدقة في بعض أجزائها. لا تهدف هذه الترجمة إلا إلى تقديم فهم عام لأبحاثنا. … | Continue reading
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Building upon our prior research and the contributions of other scholars to this field, the aim of this novel study is to understand the security risks and harms caused by digital transnational repression against exiled and diaspora women human rights defenders. | Continue reading
We are thrilled to announce that Kate Robertson, Lawyer and senior research associate at the Citizen Lab will deliver a keynote at the upcoming Access, Privacy, Security, and Information Management Conference (APSIM). In her keynote, titled “In the World of Privacy Regulation, Wh … | Continue reading
المؤلفون: جيفري نوكل، جاكوب داليك، نورا الجيزاوي، محمد أحمد، ليفي ميليتي، وجاستن لاو. ملاحظة للقراء: هذا المستند هو ترجمة غير رسمية وهو نسخة مختصرة من التقرير الكامل تتضمن أقساماً مختارة. لذا يرجى الملاحظة أنه لا يشمل التحليل الشامل والمناقشات التفصيلية الموجودة في النسخة الأصلية … | Continue reading