Author Archives: Lidija Sabados

Dutch proposal to search and destroy foreign computers

Source: Door Ot van Daalen, Bits of Freedom

On 15 October, the Dutch ministry of Justice and Security proposed powers for the police to break into computers, install spyware, search computers and destroy data.

Senior Researcher Sarah McKune profiled in CJFE publication

Citizen Lab Senior Researcher Sarah McKune was profiled in the Review of Free Expression in Canada, published each year by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).

Five Russian-made surveillance technologies used in the West

A new article in Wired magazine as part of the joint project by Privacy International, Agentura.Ru and the Citizen Lab on Russia’s surveillance state.

Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace

Authored by Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert, Black Code lifts the lid on cyberspace and shows what’s at stake for Internet users and citizens. This book will be released on 21 May 2013.

Ron Deibert and Robert Guerra at the Stockholm Internet Forum

May 22-23, 2013

Jason Q. Ng is the 2013 Google Policy Fellow

Jason Q. Ng is a graduate student in East Asian Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and author of Blocked on Weibo, a book about censorship and sensitive topics in Chinese social media.

Senior Researcher Helmi Noman on the Syrian Electronic Army

Citizen Lab Senior Researcher Helmi Noman spoke to media this week about the Syrian Electronic Army and the latest hacking of the Associated Press’ verified Twitter account.

Director Ron Deibert interviewed by Wall Street Journal

Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert spoke about how repressive governments around the world have been getting assistance from Western technology companies.

Research Fellow John Scott-Railton interviewed by CIC

The 2013 Munk School Graduate Student Conference, A World In Flux, asked participants to think through the mobility of conflict in new ways.

PI files for judicial review of HMRC refusal to reveal state of investigation into Gamma International

Privacy International have filed an application for judicial review of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) refusal to release information about the potentially unlawful export of Gamma International’s FinFisher surveillance technology.