Table of Contents

1. Latest Publications
2. Opportunities
3. News and Announcements

1. Latest Publications

• WUP! There It Is: Privacy and Security Issues in QQ Browser

  This report describes privacy and security issues with the Windows and Android versions of QQ Browser. Our research shows that both versions of the application transmit personally identifiable data without encryption or with easily decrypted encryption, and do not adequately protect the software update process. Listen to Citizen Lab Senior Research Fellow Jeffrey Knockel's interview with Radio Canada International. Read Director Ron Deibert's blog post on the report.
   

• Shifting Tactics: Tracking Changes in years-long espionage campaign against Tibetans

  This report describes the latest iteration in a long-running espionage campaign against the Tibetan community. We describe how the attackers continuously adapt their campaigns to their targets, shifting tactics from document-based malware to conventional phishing. Read Deibert's blog post on the report.
   

• Every Step You Fake: Final Report released

  Citizen Lab research partner Open Effect today announced the release of the full report detailing our year-long research collaboration into the privacy and security of wearable tracking devices.

2. Opportunities

• Job Posting: Security Researcher / Malware Analyst

  We are hiring a Security Researcher / Malware Analyst to support our work on threats against civil society. Interested applicants should send an email with cover letter and résumé to info [at] citizenlab.org with the subject line “Security Researcher Application.”

3. News and Announcements

• Citizen Lab and Partners at RightsCon 2016 

  Citizen Lab and its Cyber Stewards Network partners participated and hosted a series of workshops at RightsCon 2016. Also, Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert held a "fireside chat" with Edward Snowden, moderated by Access Now U.S Policy Manager Amie Stepanovich. Watch the full video and read Deibert's blog post.



• Washington Post cites Ron Deibert's "Cyberspace Under Siege"

  The Washington Post cited Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert's article in the Journal of Democracy, entitled "Cyberspace Under Siege." The WP Editorial Board argues that the rise of authoritarian, illiberal values is a worrying global trend. They cite Ron Deibert’s argument that the autocrats are beginning to coral the Internet, using it to their own strategic advantage through information controls, and sharing their techniques with each other.
   

• Christopher Parsons on RCMP's mobile investigation tool

  Court documents provided in a case before the Quebec Court of Appeal indicate that the RCMP used advanced technology to spy on mobile phones in a criminal investigation on organized crime. Citizen Lab Post-Doctoral Fellow Christopher Parsons spoke to the Globe and Mail about the case.