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collaboration with the international consortium of investigative journalists icij we identified two distinct actors aligned with the people s republic of china that have been targeting and impersonating journalists and civil society our findings provide insight into the chinese government s practice of digital transnational repression and its shift to a system of state sponsored attacks carried out by private contractors april 27 2026 bad connection uncovering global telecom exploitation by covert surveillance actors targeted surveillance our investigation uncovers two sophisticated telecom surveillance campaigns and for the first time links real world attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure the findings expose how suspected commercial surveillance vendors csvs exploit the global telecom interconnect ecosystem leverage private operator networks and conduct covert location tracking operations that can persist undetected for years april 23 2026 uncovering webloc an analysis of penlink s ad based geolocation surveillance tech mass surveillance targeted surveillance location data collected from mobile apps and digital advertising can reveal habits interests and almost any other aspect of someone s life in this report we uncover how a geolocation surveillance system called webloc uses ad based data to monitor hundreds of millions of people across the globe april 9 2026 counterintelligence for civil society investigating novel threats to democracy human rights and global security in the digital ecosystem counterintelligence for civil society investigating novel threats to democracy human rights and global security in the digital ecosystem tall tales how chinese actors use impersonation and stolen narratives to perpetuate digital transnational repression digital transnational repression targeted surveillance in collaboration with the international consortium of investigative journalists icij we identified two distinct actors aligned with the people s republic of china that have been targeting and impersonating journalists and civil society our findings provide insight into the chinese government s practice of digital transnational repression and its shift to a system of state sponsored attacks carried out by private contractors april 27 2026 read the full report bad connection uncovering global telecom exploitation by covert surveillance actors targeted surveillance our investigation uncovers two sophisticated telecom surveillance campaigns and for the first time links real world attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure the findings expose how suspected commercial surveillance vendors csvs exploit the global telecom interconnect ecosystem leverage private operator networks and conduct covert location tracking operations that can persist undetected for years april 23 2026 read the full report uncovering webloc an analysis of penlink s ad based geolocation surveillance tech mass surveillance targeted surveillance location data collected from mobile apps and digital advertising can reveal habits interests and almost any other aspect of someone s life in this report we uncover how a geolocation surveillance system called webloc uses ad based data to monitor hundreds of millions of people across the globe april 9 2026 read the full report the citizen lab is an interdisciplinary research unit at the munk school of global affairs public policy university of toronto we apply our collective expertise in the fields of law computer science cybersecurity political science and social sciences to investigate complex issues of the 21st century learn more about us explore focus areas app security privacy artificial intelligence censorship digital transnational repression disinformation law policy mass surveillance targeted surveillance get the latest research in your inbox subscribe recent news in the media signal warns it would pull out of canada if made to comply with lawful access bill the globe and mail senior research associate kate robertson says bill c 22 could lead to the rollout of forced metadata collection for messaging apps may 14 2026 law policy event civil society summit on the ai industry happening on may 22 2026 this event is organized by the council of canadians join senior fellow cynthia khoo at the civil society summit on the ai industry on may 22 she will speak about the process behind the people s consultation on ai and the history of civil society and legal advocacy regarding artificial intelligence and tech regulation in canada artificial intelligence law policy news ron deibert speaks at the osce supplementary human dimension meeting ii watch here citizen lab director ron deibert recently spoke at the osce supplementary human dimension meeting ii on safeguarding civil space in the digital age may 13 2026 mass surveillance targeted surveillance event gender and tech possible ai futures held on may 5 2026 this event was hosted by the digital technology for democracy 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