Siena Ansti
Biographic Data
| ID | 3606353 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siena Ansti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siena |
| FAMILY NAME | Ansti |
| SIGNATURE | ANSTI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Citizen Lab |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5283-4141 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Civil society and access to justice: Challenges of seeking remedy in the global fight against spyware
States use mercenary spyware technology, such as NSO Group’s Pegasus, Paragon’s Graphite, and Cytrox’s Predator, to remotely and clandestinely infect the smartphones of members of civil society and gain complete access to the targeted device’s data. While such invasive and powerful technology has been the focus of some limited government action to curb proliferation, the global spyware industry continues to thrive. Purportedly developed as a mean…
Gender-based digital transnational repression and the authoritarian targeting of women in the diaspora
The Ethical and Legal Dilemmas of Digital Accountability Research and the Utility of International Norm-Setting
Nearly every aspect of our life is impacted by digital technologies manufactured and sold by companies. Legislative frameworks to limit the harms of such technologies have been slow to develop and remain entangled in controversy. 1 The expanding role of digital technologies has been accompanied by a disturbing descent into authoritarianism in many countries that is also, in part, fueled by these very same tools. 2 The decline of liberal democrati…
Regulating Transnational Dissident Cyber Espionage
Remote-access cyber espionage operations against activists, dissidents or human rights defenders abroad are increasingly a feature of digital transnational repression. This arises when State or State-related actors use digital technologies to silence or stifle dissent from human rights defenders, activists and dissidents abroad through the collection of confidential information that is then weaponized against the target or their networks. Example…
Gender-based digital transnational repression as a global authoritarian practice
Measuring the Brussels Effect through Access Requests: Has the European General Data Protection Regulation Influenced the Data Protection Rights of Canadian Citizens
We investigate empirically whether the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) improved compliance with data protection rights of people who are not formally protected under GDPR. By measuring compliance with the right of access for European Union (EU) and Canadian residents, we find that this is indeed the case. We argue this is likely caused by the Brussels Effect, a mechanism whereby policy diffuses primarily through mark…
Detaining the Uncooperative Migrant
A migrant held in a Canadian prison refuses to hand over a DNA sample to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Another refuses to sign a statutory declaration of voluntary return to Somalia where his return is anything but voluntary. Others outright refuse at times to assist in any manner whatsoever with their own deportation. Canadian officials, judges, and adjudicators have treated all of these situations as instances of “non-cooperative”…
Using Law to Impair the Rights and Freedoms of Human Rights Defenders: A Case Study of Cambodia
Gender-based digital transnational repression as a global authoritarian practice
Gender-based digital transnational repression and the authoritarian targeting of women in the diaspora
Regulating Transnational Dissident Cyber Espionage
Remote-access cyber espionage operations against activists, dissidents or human rights defenders abroad are increasingly a feature of digital transnational repression. This arises when State or State-related actors use digital technologies to silence or stifle dissent from human rights defenders, activists and dissidents abroad through the collection of confidential information that is then weaponized against the target or their networks. Example…
Measuring the Brussels Effect through Access Requests: Has the European General Data Protection Regulation Influenced the Data Protection Rights of Canadian Citizens
We investigate empirically whether the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) improved compliance with data protection rights of people who are not formally protected under GDPR. By measuring compliance with the right of access for European Union (EU) and Canadian residents, we find that this is indeed the case. We argue this is likely caused by the Brussels Effect, a mechanism whereby policy diffuses primarily through mark…
Using Law to Impair the Rights and Freedoms of Human Rights Defenders: A Case Study of Cambodia
Using Law to Impair the Rights and Freedoms of Human Rights Defenders: A Case Study of Cambodia
Detaining the Uncooperative Migrant
A migrant held in a Canadian prison refuses to hand over a DNA sample to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Another refuses to sign a statutory declaration of voluntary return to Somalia where his return is anything but voluntary. Others outright refuse at times to assist in any manner whatsoever with their own deportation. Canadian officials, judges, and adjudicators have treated all of these situations as instances of “non-cooperative”…
Measuring the Brussels Effect through Access Requests: Has the European General Data Protection Regulation Influenced the Data Protection Rights of Canadian Citizens
We investigate empirically whether the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) improved compliance with data protection rights of people who are not formally protected under GDPR. By measuring compliance with the right of access for European Union (EU) and Canadian residents, we find that this is indeed the case. We argue this is likely caused by the Brussels Effect, a mechanism whereby policy diffuses primarily through mark…
The Ethical and Legal Dilemmas of Digital Accountability Research and the Utility of International Norm-Setting
Nearly every aspect of our life is impacted by digital technologies manufactured and sold by companies. Legislative frameworks to limit the harms of such technologies have been slow to develop and remain entangled in controversy. 1 The expanding role of digital technologies has been accompanied by a disturbing descent into authoritarianism in many countries that is also, in part, fueled by these very same tools. 2 The decline of liberal democrati…
Regulating Transnational Dissident Cyber Espionage
Remote-access cyber espionage operations against activists, dissidents or human rights defenders abroad are increasingly a feature of digital transnational repression. This arises when State or State-related actors use digital technologies to silence or stifle dissent from human rights defenders, activists and dissidents abroad through the collection of confidential information that is then weaponized against the target or their networks. Example…
Gender-based digital transnational repression as a global authoritarian practice
Gender-based digital transnational repression and the authoritarian targeting of women in the diaspora
Civil society and access to justice: Challenges of seeking remedy in the global fight against spyware
States use mercenary spyware technology, such as NSO Group’s Pegasus, Paragon’s Graphite, and Cytrox’s Predator, to remotely and clandestinely infect the smartphones of members of civil society and gain complete access to the targeted device’s data. While such invasive and powerful technology has been the focus of some limited government action to curb proliferation, the global spyware industry continues to thrive. Purportedly developed as a mean…
Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · Human rights (3 works) · Authoritarianism (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)