Security Agencies Worldwide Found to Use Ad-Based Surveillance System
An investigation by Bloomberg into Penlink’s ad-based surveillance system Webloc builds off Citizen Lab research, identifying additional customers.
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November 3, 2026
Citizen Lab Researchers Win IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize
Researchers from the Citizen Lab and Princeton have won the IRTF Applied Networking Research Prize for their work on the network security of Android apps.
October 28, 2026
Politicians in U.S. and E.U. Say Targeted Ads Are a Security Risk
Politicians in Europe and the U.S. are speaking out against the use of advertising technology to infect targets with zero-click spyware.
October 27, 2026
Serbian Prosecutor Who Investigated Belgrade Trump Tower Project ‘Targeted with Spyware’
New findings by the Citizen Lab and SHARE Foundation show that a prominent supporter of Serbia's student movement was targeted with spyware.
October 23, 2026
Built-In Weakness: Lawful Access and Encryption in the Age of AI-Powered Cyber Threats
Senior research associate Kate Robertson spoke about the legal concerns that Canada’s proposed Lawful Access Act poses with the Canadian Internet Society.
October 22, 2026
How Generative AI is Scaling Transnational Repression
Kate Pundyk, Siena Anstis, and Marcus Michaelsen write about the rise of AI-enabled digital transnational repression in their piece for Just Security.
October 21, 2026
Citizen Lab Director Slams Trump Administration, ‘Techno-Fascist’ Executives
Director Ron Deibert spoke to a crowd at SecTor 2026, warning that threats that the Citizen Lab investigates are being “super-charged” thanks to AI.
October 16, 2026
The Lawful Access Act’s threats to Canada’s national security
Kate Robertson warns that Bill C-22 poses risks to Canada's national security in this piece for The Globe and Mail.
October 8, 2026
The Secrets of a US Spyware King
Senior researcher John Scott-Railton speaks to WIRED about the lack of oversight at spyware company Paragon Solutions.
October 6, 2026
Toronto-Based VPN Provider Plans to Quit Canada Over Lawful-Access Bill
Psiphon, a software company that helps internet users under oppressive regimes evade online censorship, plans to leave Canada if the lawful-access bill passes.
October 5, 2026
Fixer, Financier, Spymaster: How the UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon is Setting His Sights on AI Dominance
Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert is quoted in the Guardian about Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s increasing influence on AI dominance.
September 22, 2026
UN Reports Citing Citizen Lab Submissions Published
Two UN reports that the Citizen Lab submitted recommendations to have been published this month.
Submission to the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
The Citizen Lab submitted a response to the Research Directorate at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.