Citizen Lab

• What to know about Israeli spyware allegedly used by Ontario police

  Researchers say they found 'possible links' between the Ontario Provincial Police and Paragon Solutions spyware, which has been used against civil society worldwide.

  Tech

  Mar 21, 2025
  
• Canada to back Biden administration’s limits on ‘mercenary’ spyware tools

  Biden issued an executive order on Monday aimed at restricting the U.S. government’s use of spyware that poses risks to national security.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2023
  
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• Iran spying: Canadian firm’s axed 2019 deal raises questions about working with regime

  PortaOne disputes a new report saying it worked with Iranian telecom-involved surveillance, but purportedly leaked documents raise questions about the regime's spying apparatus.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2023
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• Ottawa willing to find ways to ‘improve’ maligned cybersecurity bill, minister says

  Public 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.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
• Ottawa’s cybersecurity bill flawed and should be amended, new report warns

  The report by Christopher Parsons of the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab makes 29 recommendations to bolster transparency and accountability of the proposed measures.

  Canada

  Oct 18, 2022
• Apple releases critical software patch to fix security vulnerability

  Researchers at Citizen Lab said the security hole could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action.

  Tech

  Sep 13, 2021
• Canadian police using controversial ‘predictive policing’ tools, report finds

  An expert group has called on the federal government to protect residents from the potential perils of such tactics.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2020
• Saskatchewan Health Ministry assessing tech-based coronavirus tracing

  Tech giants Apple and Google are working on contact tracing coronavirus infections using cellphone data. The Saskatchewan Health Ministry says it is assessing similar programs.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2020
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• Iran linked to internet disinformation, fake news: Canadian report

  The campaign is another indication of how online disinformation is being tested by countries well beyond Russia,

  Tech

  May 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.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2019