Citizen Lab

Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.

Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. Citizen Lab’s research is focused on the intersection of information and communication technologies (ICTs), human rights, and global security. Its mission is to undertake research and development that monitors, analyzes, and impacts the exercise of political power in cyberspace. Citizen Lab has developed a mixed-methods approach for the study of ICTs, politics, human rights, security, and governance. It combines techniques from computer science and information security with field research, qualitative social science methodologies, and legal and policy analysis undertaken by subject matter experts. Citizen Lab was founded in 2001.