Ronald Deibert
Director of The Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto
Ronald J. Deibert is a professor of political science at the University of Toronto and the founder and director of The Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto.
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Silenced by Surveillance
What obligations do countries have to protect those living in their borders from the growing scourge of digital transnational repression? That’s the question Citizen Lab senior legal advisor Siena Anstis and I explain in our new essay for the Knight…
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On Sale Now: Chasing Shadows
Well it has been a long time coming but I am super excited to share with you that my new book, Chasing Shadows, is on sale today! The book is a true David vs Goliath story (or, perhaps more accurately, David vs many Goliaths). It was a real labour of love to recount the story of the Citizen…
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Jail Time for Private Detective
Private detective who led a hacking operation against climate activists, short sellers and others sentenced Several years ago, we investigated a sprawling hack-for-hire operation targeting a cross section of civil society, lawyers, journalists, activists, & short sellers. That investigation resulted in the 2020 Citizen Lab report, Dark Basin: Uncovering a Massive Hack-For-Hire Operation. Now, a key…
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My statement on TikTok’s continuing references to Citizen Lab research
I am disappointed that TikTok executives continue citing the Citizen Lab’s research in their statements to governments as somehow exculpatory. I’ve called them out on this in the past, and it’s unfortunate that I have to do it again. Two years ago we analyzed the TikTok app. Our analysis was restricted to the application, and…
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The Autocrat in your iPhone
I am very pleased to bring to your attention a new article I have published in the January/February 2023 issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, entitled “The Autocrat in your iPhone: How Mercenary Spyware Threatens Democracy.” I had three objectives in writing this article: To publish an authoritative article on mercenary spyware. While there is a lot of news…
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About the Citizen Lab’s CatalanGate Report
The Citizen Lab’s latest research reported — called CatalanGate — has precipitated a major controversy in Spain about the widespread abuse of spyware and the apparent lack of oversight over Spain’s intelligence services. This week, the head of Spain’s CNI was dismissed from her post because of the fallout from our report. The European Parliament…
RONALD DEIBERT
Director, The Citizen Lab, Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto