Citizen Lab
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Canada to back Biden administration’s limits on ‘mercenary’ spyware toolsBiden issued an executive order on Monday aimed at restricting the U.S. government’s use of spyware that poses risks to national security.CanadaMar 30, 2023
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Iran spying: Canadian firm’s axed 2019 deal raises questions about working with regimePortaOne disputes a new report saying it worked with Iranian telecom-involved surveillance, but purportedly leaked documents raise questions about the regime's spying apparatus.CanadaJan 16, 2023
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Ottawa willing to find ways to ‘improve’ maligned cybersecurity bill, minister saysPublic Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said the bill introduced last year will ensure Canada has the defences needed to address the many online threats to national security.CanadaJan 10, 2023
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Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill flawed and should be amended, new report warnsThe report by Christopher Parsons of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab makes 29 recommendations to bolster transparency and accountability of the proposed measures.CanadaOct 18, 2022
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Apple releases critical software patch to fix security vulnerabilityResearchers at Citizen Lab said the security hole could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action.TechSep 13, 2021
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Canadian police using controversial ‘predictive policing’ tools, report findsAn expert group has called on the federal government to protect residents from the potential perils of such tactics.CanadaSep 1, 2020
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Saskatchewan Health Ministry assessing tech-based coronavirus tracingTech giants Apple and Google are working on contact tracing coronavirus infections using cellphone data. The Saskatchewan Health Ministry says it is assessing similar programs.CanadaApr 23, 2020
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Iran linked to internet disinformation, fake news: Canadian reportThe campaign is another indication of how online disinformation is being tested by countries well beyond Russia,TechMay 14, 2019
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Are shadowy agents targeting Canadians who criticize an Israeli spyware firm?NSO Group is fighting three lawsuits that allege its spyware was used to monitor journalists, activists and a friend of Jamal Khashoggi in Canada.CanadaFeb 16, 2019
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Undercover spies caught fishing for anti-Israel remarks following Canadian stingUndercover operatives have targeted at least six people who have raised questions about spyware from NSO Group, an Israeli software firm.WorldFeb 11, 2019
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