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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 being misused by both state and non-state actors. They discuss how spyware… <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/qa-with-ron-deibert-and-carine-kanimba-in-digital-front-lines/" title="Read Q&A with Ron Deibert and Carine Kanimba in Digital Front Lines">Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-81949" role="article" class="article__preview article__preview--horizontal "> <div class="article__thumbnail w-third-ns"> <div class="w-100"> <a class="no-underline db aspect-ratio aspect-ratio--6x4" href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/ron-deibert-on-beyond-the-headlines-podcast/" rel="bookmark"> <div class="aspect-ratio--object cover" style="background:url( https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19-297x167.png) center;"></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="article__previewtext article__previewtext--horizontal"> <header dir="ltr"> <h1> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/ron-deibert-on-beyond-the-headlines-podcast/" rel="bookmark">Ron Deibert on Beyond the Headlines podcast</a> </h1> </header> <div class="article__date"> <time class="ma0 gray pr2" datetime="2025-02-14" itemprop="datePublished">February 14, 2025</time> <div class="dn db-ns"> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/category/lab-news/mentions/" class="blue underline-hover hover-black link hover-bg-lightest-blue">In the Media</a> </div></div> <div dir="ltr" class="article__excerpt excerpt"> <p>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 Citizen Lab’s director Ron Deibert, and Prof. Andres Kasekamp of the Department of… <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/ron-deibert-on-beyond-the-headlines-podcast/" title="Read Ron Deibert on Beyond the Headlines podcast">Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-81947" role="article" class="article__preview article__preview--horizontal "> <div class="article__thumbnail w-third-ns"> <div class="w-100"> <a class="no-underline db aspect-ratio aspect-ratio--6x4" href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/chinas-deepseek-ai-is-watching-what-you-type-ron-deibert-on-nbc-news/" rel="bookmark"> <div class="aspect-ratio--object cover" style="background:url( https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/submission-post-1-297x167.png) center;"></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="article__previewtext article__previewtext--horizontal"> <header dir="ltr"> <h1> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/chinas-deepseek-ai-is-watching-what-you-type-ron-deibert-on-nbc-news/" rel="bookmark">China’s DeepSeek AI is watching what you type: Ron Deibert on NBC News</a> </h1> </header> <div class="article__date"> <time class="ma0 gray pr2" datetime="2025-02-14" itemprop="datePublished">February 14, 2025</time> <div class="dn db-ns"> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/category/lab-news/mentions/" class="blue underline-hover hover-black link hover-bg-lightest-blue">In the Media</a> </div></div> <div dir="ltr" class="article__excerpt excerpt"> <p>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 by U.S. artificial intelligence platforms. 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Chasing Shadows dives deep into the world of digital espionage and misinformation, revealing how authoritarian governments monitor individuals through an insecure digital ecosystem in an attempt to… <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2025/02/ron-deibert-talks-about-his-new-book-chasing-shadows-on-citynews/" title="Read Ron Deibert talks about his new book Chasing Shadows on CityNews">Read more »</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-81758" role="article" class="article__preview article__preview--horizontal "> <div class="article__thumbnail w-third-ns"> <div class="w-100"> <a class="no-underline db aspect-ratio aspect-ratio--6x4" href="https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/rebekah-brown-discusses-the-global-abuse-of-commercial-spyware-on-taiwanplus/" rel="bookmark"> <div class="aspect-ratio--object cover" style="background:url( https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19-297x167.png) center;"></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="article__previewtext article__previewtext--horizontal"> <header dir="ltr"> <h1> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/rebekah-brown-discusses-the-global-abuse-of-commercial-spyware-on-taiwanplus/" rel="bookmark">Rebekah Brown discusses the global abuse of commercial spyware on <i>TaiwanPlus</i></a> </h1> </header> <div class="article__date"> <time class="ma0 gray pr2" datetime="2024-12-19" itemprop="datePublished">December 19, 2024</time> <div class="dn db-ns"> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/category/lab-news/mentions/" class="blue underline-hover hover-black link hover-bg-lightest-blue">In the Media</a> </div></div> <div dir="ltr" class="article__excerpt excerpt"> <p>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.</p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-81752" role="article" class="article__preview article__preview--horizontal "> <div class="article__thumbnail w-third-ns"> <div class="w-100"> <a class="no-underline db aspect-ratio aspect-ratio--6x4" href="https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-citizen-lab-on-cbcs-the-national-how-foreign-governments-go-after-people-in-canada/" rel="bookmark"> <div class="aspect-ratio--object cover" style="background:url( https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CL-DTR2-SPOT-3-199x199.png) center;"></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="article__previewtext article__previewtext--horizontal"> <header dir="ltr"> <h1> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/the-citizen-lab-on-cbcs-the-national-how-foreign-governments-go-after-people-in-canada/" rel="bookmark">The Citizen Lab on CBC’s The National: “How foreign governments go after people in Canada”</a> </h1> </header> <div class="article__date"> <time class="ma0 gray pr2" datetime="2024-12-18" itemprop="datePublished">December 18, 2024</time> <div class="dn db-ns"> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/category/lab-news/mentions/" class="blue underline-hover hover-black link hover-bg-lightest-blue">In the Media</a> </div></div> <div dir="ltr" class="article__excerpt excerpt"> <p>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. </p> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-81509" role="article" class="article__preview article__preview--horizontal "> <div class="article__thumbnail w-third-ns"> <div class="w-100"> <a class="no-underline db aspect-ratio aspect-ratio--6x4" href="https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/legal-barriers-to-justice-john-scott-railton-on-the-legal-challenges-faced-by-spyware-victims/" rel="bookmark"> <div class="aspect-ratio--object cover" style="background:url( https://citizenlab.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/submission-post-1-297x167.png) center;"></div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="article__previewtext article__previewtext--horizontal"> <header dir="ltr"> <h1> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/2024/12/legal-barriers-to-justice-john-scott-railton-on-the-legal-challenges-faced-by-spyware-victims/" rel="bookmark">Legal barriers to justice: John Scott-Railton on the legal challenges faced by spyware victims</a> </h1> </header> <div class="article__date"> <time class="ma0 gray pr2" datetime="2024-12-11" itemprop="datePublished">December 11, 2024</time> <div class="dn db-ns"> <a href="https://citizenlab.ca/category/lab-news/mentions/" class="blue underline-hover hover-black link hover-bg-lightest-blue">In the Media</a> </div></div> <div dir="ltr" class="article__excerpt excerpt"> <p>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. 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