Access Contested: Security, Identity and Resistance in Asian Cyberspace
In December 2011, we will celebrate the launch of Access Contested: Security, Identity, and Resistance in Asian Cyberspace, which is the third volume from the OpenNet Initiative. Edited by Ron Deibert,...
View ArticleNew Canada Centre / Citizen Lab Report: “Casting A Wider Net”
The Canada Centre for Global Security Studies and the Citizen Lab at University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, have released a detailed report that tracks and analyzes the difficulties of...
View ArticleBehind Blue Coat: Investigations of Commercial Filtering in Syria and Burma
There is growing concern about the use of commercial filtering and surveillance technology in countries that regularly restrict Internet content and violate human rights. Considerable attention has...
View ArticleCanadian Connection report and coverage
It has been a busy week, with the release of our report – The Canadian Connection: An investigation of Syrian government and Hezbullah web hosting in Canada. The report covers a very delicate issue....
View ArticleNational Post: Canada has a responsibility to protect Open Web
The National Post’s Matt Hartley wrote a profile of the Citizen Lab‘s work on Iran, and my views on what Canada could be doing to protect and preserve an open Internet. We are fortunate to collaborate...
View ArticleRSA Conference on Active Defense
I will take part in RSA Conference’s Special Forum on the Future of Cyber Security and Active Defense with fellow panelists Jim Dempsey, Vice President for Public Policy, Center for Democracy and...
View ArticleTedXToronto
Looking forward to being a part of the TedXToronto event in October 25 2012 at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, along with Shawn Micallef, Sonya JF Barnett, Heather Jarvis, and Joseph Cafazzo....
View ArticleDistributed Security as Cyber Strategy
I wrote a paper for the Canadian Defence & Foreign Affairs Institute titled Distributed Security as Cyber Strategy: Outlining a Comprehensive Approach for Canada in Cyberspace. Canada recently...
View ArticleTEDx Toronto
My TEDx Toronto talk has been posted. I discussed how there is a paradox today: as never before are we surrounded by so much technology, and, yet, as never before do we know so little about what goes...
View ArticleBlack Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace
Finally, the day has arrived! My new book, Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace, is being published today. The official website for the book is here. Cory Doctorow wrote a review of Black...
View ArticleAn Internet Free and Secure
I was asked by the Dutch gov to co chair a working group for their next Freedom Online Coalition meeting in 2015. We have now put out our call for expressions of interest. This is an opportunity to...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Hacking Team
Update: An open letter to Hacking Team following its statement on the Citizen Lab “Police Story” report August 8, 2014 Dear Mr. Vincenzetti and team, This letter is in response to a statement issued by...
View ArticleNew Citizen Lab Report: Are the Kids Alright?
Today, the Citizen Lab is releasing a new report, entitled: “Are the Kids Alright? Digital Risks to Minors from South Korea’s Smart Sheriff Application.” South Korea is unique among all countries in...
View ArticleCanada’s Netsweeper in Yemen
A new Citizen Lab report was published yesterday morning on information controls during the ongoing armed conflict in Yemen. The report shows in detail how a Canadian company’s technology, Netsweeper,...
View ArticleFitness Tracker Applications — Leaky, Insecure, and a Sign of the Times
Last week, the Citizen Lab in collaboration with Open Effect released a new report, “Every Step You Fake: A comparative analysis of fitness tracker privacy and security.” The report contains primarily...
View ArticleDown on the Baidu
Today, the Citizen Lab is releasing a new report, “Baidu’s and Don’ts: Privacy and Security Issues in Baidu Browser.” The report is the result of many weeks of careful analysis, led by Citizen Lab...
View ArticleShifting Tactics, Same Results: Users at Risk
Citizen Lab is releasing a new report today entitled, “Shifting Tactics: Tracking changes in years-long espionage campaign against Tibetans,” authored by Jakub Dalek, Masashi Crete-Nishihata, and John...
View ArticleWup Woh: Security Issues with Another China-based Browser
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time, it’s enemy action” – Ian Fleming, Goldfinger The Citizen Lab is releasing a new report today authored by Jeffrey Knockel, Adam Senft, and...
View ArticleMy conversation with Edward Snowden
Earlier this week, I was fortunate to have a lengthy conversation with Edward Snowden. The chat was held at Rightscon and moderated by Access’ Amie Stephanovich, and it is archived at the RightsCon...
View ArticleA Stealth Falcon Quietly Snatches Its Twitter Prey
Today, the Citizen Lab is publishing a new report, entitled “Be Calm and (Don’t) Enable Macros: Malware Sent to UK Journalist Exposes New Threat Actor Targeting UAE Dissidents.” The report is authored...
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