Ron Deibert
SwitzerlandacademicMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Ron Deibert is the director of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, known for his research on digital privacy and security, who has commented on TikTok’s data practices and the implications of its data collection on user privacy.
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Ron Deibert, the director of Citizen Lab, warns of a potential surveillance tsunami.
Staatstrojaner & Spyware in EuropaNeue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2026-08-07
Switzerland· 2026-08-07
Ron Deibert is the director of the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and the author of Chasing Shadows.
Opinion: The United States is putting the United States in dangerThe Globe and Mail·
Canada· 2025-03-14
Canada· 2025-03-14
Ron founded Citizen Lab, a research group at the University of Toronto that has helped expose high profile cases of cyber espionage.
New Spyware Has Made Your Phone Less Secure Than You Might ThinkThe Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-02-11
Canada· 2025-02-11
Ron Deibert is the director of the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto.
Opinion: The final Hogue report was a missed opportunity to tackle transnational repressionThe Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-02-10
Canada· 2025-02-10
Ron Deibert is the head of the Canadian Citizen Lab and has commented on TikTok's data practices.
Streit um Tiktok: die neusten EntwicklungenNeue Zürcher Zeitung·Switzerland· 2025-02-09
Switzerland· 2025-02-09
