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Many governments around the world are most concerned about regime stability, which means they are targeting civil society domestically and transnationally. @Rondeibert discusses #spyware development and how governments are responding. Full episode with

Do you know many repressive governments harass their citizens beyond their borders? #TransnationalRepression : A Threat to Human Rights in Europe 🇪🇺. Join LIVE discussion now with:
Hannah Neumann, Saipira Furstenberg, Marcus Michaelsen Citizen Lab
via this link: youtube.com/watch?v=r_YVlV…

Very sad to hear the news that Cambridge University colleague, the great Ross Anderson, has passed away.

We collaborated in several projects over many years, including the OpenNet Initiative project.

A big loss to the security community.

🇺🇸Surveillance Update:

US Senator Ron Wyden writes President Biden, requests urgent fixes to SS7 surveillance risks and disclosure of an unclassified, unpublished CISA Cyber 2022 report on the topic 👇

assets.bwbx.io/documents/user…

🇨🇦 Canada-based Sandvine's credit rating downgraded by Moody's Ratings

The pain of US 🇺🇸 U.S. Commerce Dept. sanctions on the firm for selling surveillance and censorship gear to authoritarian regimes:

ratings.moodys.com/ratings-news/4…

h/t John Scott-Railton

Russia just designated Munk School University of Toronto (@citizenlab's home) an “undesirable organization”

A badge of honour. We stand in solidarity with our colleagues & all those working for democracy in 🇷🇺

We’ll never stop exposing Kremlin-sponsored malfeasance

rferl.org/a/russia-label…

I interviewed John Scott-Railton of Citizen Lab. Many insights, incl. on how the cos + investors behind Pegasus etal will be a go to for govts seeking AI-enabled surveillance/ tech. Spyware is NSO's 1.0. Version 2.0 will include AI and LLM targeting and analysis.
therecord.media/commercial-spy…

UPDATE: Sen Ron Wyden urges Microsoft to withdraw Bing from 🇨🇳 China after Citizen Lab report unearths censorship of political topics, and Ryan Gallagher's reporting 👇

bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via Bloomberg Technology

BREAKING: United States🇺🇸 treasury sanctions 'two individuals and five entities associated with the Intellexa Consortium for their role in developing, operating, and distributing commercial spyware technology used to target Americans.'

home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…

WOW BIG DEAL:

US adds Canada's Sandvine to sanctions list for its role in Egypt 'where it is used in mass web-monitoring and censorship to block news as well as target political actors and human rights activists,' reuters.com/business/us-ad…

📢🆕 PAPER OUT in AJIL and AJIL Unbound by profdeibert Siena Anstis and Jakub Dalek that discusses the legal and ethical issues associated with digital accountability research while calling for a comprehensive and cross-jurisdictional ethical framework. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

An overview of commercial #spyware usage, John Scott-Railton's Q&A with Yona Roberts Golding CJR. From US Visa restrictions on individuals misusing commercial spyware to accountability measures in Europe and how device manufacturers alone cannot plug the holes. cjr.org/the_media_toda…

A riveting conversation about the impact #AI has on our everyday lives. Citizen Lab's Cynthia Khoo on The Signal CBC discusses #deepfake imagery, gender issues, and if #AI is an appropriate tool with Adam Walsh and OIPC NL
Listen in 🎙️📻
cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…