On June 14, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced “Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.” If passed into law, it will significantly reform the Telecommunications Act as well as impose new requirements on federally regulated critical infrastructure providers
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January 31, 2018
This Citizen Lab report analyzes an extensive phishing operation with targets in the Tibetan community. The Lab’s analysis indicates other possible targets among ethnic minorities, social movements, a media group, and government agencies in South and Southeast Asia. The operation...
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December 7, 2017
Proof of identity can be a powerful tool for inclusion. This case study looks at how, recognizing the role of proof of identity in promoting social inclusion, the Indian Government created Aadhaar, a non-duplicable form of identification. Read the report
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December 7, 2017
This case study looks at Thailand’s extraordinary experience of eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the important lessons about how to reach the hard to reach. Read the report
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December 7, 2017
This case study looks at how the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s biometric cash assistance program for Syrian refugees in Jordan has been tremendously successful in reaching the most marginalized and meeting their basic needs. Read the report
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November 8, 2017
Canadians pride themselves on their open, diverse and innovative society. But is Canada really prepared for the challenges that lie ahead? Young Canadians need knowledge, skills and experience to succeed in a more complex and competitive world. Technological innovation is...
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August 15, 2017
BY TIM K. MACKEY, JILLIAN KOHLER, MAUREEN LEWIS AND TARYN VIAN Corruption is a critical challenge to global health efforts, and combating it requires international action, advocacy, and research. An article by Tim K. Mackey, Jillian Kohler, Maureen Lewis and Taryn...
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August 3, 2017
This Citizen Lab research note reveals newly-discovered infection attempts using NSO Group’s government-exclusive Pegasus spyware. The targets were Karla Micheel Salas and David Peña, Mexican lawyers and human rights defenders representing the families of Nadia Vera, Yesenia Quiroz Alfaro, and Mile...
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June 19, 2017
This report shows how 10 Mexican journalists and human rights defenders, one minor child, and one United States citizen, were targeted with NSO Group’s Exploit Framework.
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To be competitive in the innovation economy, countries must develop strategies to invest in and protect their intellectual property (IP). So far no such approach has been adopted in Canada, and as a result, Canadian firms have faced challenges in...
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High-skilled Prime working age (PWA) people are fundamental in securing economic growth. Therefore, a country’s ability to attract PWA immigrants and encourage its domestic PWA population to remain put, is crucial to sustaining economic competitiveness. Looking at Canada and Israel,...
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