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#Fredagsbog
Selv om jeg løbende har fulgt meget med i #CitizenLab er Rob Deiberts "Chasing Shadows" en virkelig godt skrevet bog - der giver en meget bedre billede af enormiteten af den mere eller mindre usynlige kommercielle #spyware industri og de autokrater og demokratiske regeringer der misbruger de værktøjer mod egne borgere

@MarietjeSchaake skriver om den: "In this spectular book by one of the worlds brave, etichal and skilled recehersers ... writes with authority but without ego... "

Governments identify dozens of #Android #apps bundled with #spyware
#BadBazaar and #Moonshine, which have been previously analyzed by cybersecurity firms and digital rights nonprofit #CitizenLab, were used to target #Uyghurs, #Tibetans, and #Taiwanese communities. These two spywares hid inside legitimate-looking apps, acting essentially as “trojan” #malware, with #surveillance capabilities such as access the phone’s cameras, microphone, chats, photos, and location data.
techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/gove

TechCrunch · Governments identify dozens of Android apps bundled with spyware | TechCrunchThe advisories say the spyware apps are used to target members of civil society who may oppose China’s state interests.

Citizen Lab is looking for Systems and Security Administrator

The System and Security Administrator will manage and oversee the use of all information technology in The Citizen Lab; design UNIX and Linux network infrastructure; develop, maintain, and monitor network security policies; ensure all workstations and related components are kept operationally effective and secure; oversee administration and security of on-site and off-site servers, websites and web servers; provide training in computer security tools and practices to staff; and collaborate on IT purchases by providing recommendations, cost estimates and tracking expenses.

See full description and apply here: citizenlab.ca/2025/03/job-oppo

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#citizenlab #job_offer #sysadmin #networkadministrator
#getfedihired #fedijobs

The Citizen Lab · Job Opportunity - Systems and Security Administrator - The Citizen LabThe Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world.

The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of #Toronto, focusing on #research, development, and high-level strategic #policy and legal engagement at the intersection of information and communication technologies, human #rights, and global #security.

We use a “mixed methods” approach to research combining practices from #political science, #law, computer #science, and area studies.

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Popular #Keyboard Apps Leak User Data: Billion Potentially Exposed
Popular keyboard apps leak user data! #CitizenLab reports 8 out of 9 #Android #IME expose keystrokes. Researchers analyzed keyboard apps from nine major vendors: #Baidu, #Honor, #Huawei, #iFlytek, #OPPO, #Samsung, #Tencent, #Vivo, and #Xiaomi. Alarmingly, they found vulnerabilities in eight of these apps that could allow attackers to steal users’ #keystrokes as they type. Change yours & protect passwords! hackread.com/keyboard-apps-lea