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AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication

At the SecTor 2026 conference in Toronto, Citizen Lab director Ron Deibert warned that the Trump administration and allied technology executives are advancing a “techno‑fascist” agenda, citing the U.S. government’s push for pervasive surveillance. Deibert highlighted commercial spyware cases, including NSO Group’s Pegasus used against Jamal Khashoggi’s associates, and criticized foreign governments for abuses against activists. He argued that the U.S. expansion of surveillance tools signals a “precipitous descent into authoritarianism,” urging the tech industry to resist enabling state‑backed oppression.