Surveillance and censorship

Photo of Soviet poet Oleg Okhapkin sitting in his kitchen

Words of Freedom

U of T is now home to the world's largest digitized collection of Soviet samizdat journals

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U of T’s World Wide Web

The university’s scholars are collaborating with partners in every region of the globe to answer questions that challenge us all

Photo of USA security seals.

Eyes Everywhere

Recent revelations about governments spying on their citizens should have us all concerned about abuse of power

Watchful Eyes

Security cameras are everywhere. A new app invites Torontonians to help map them

Professor Ron Deibert (centre) is speaking with a colleague, who is sitting in front of a laptop in the Citizen Lab. Another colleague is looking at notes on the wall behind him.

The New Freedom Fighters

Will the Internet help bring democracy to Iran? Professor Ron Deibert and the Citizen Lab champion free speech and human rights online

Freedom to Surf

The Citizen Lab at the Munk Centre takes on growing worldwide Internet censorship and surveillance