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Irene Poetranto

Sessional Lecturer
irene.poetranto@utoronto.ca
irenepoetranto.ca/
@irenepoet
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Areas of interest

  • Internet governance
  • Politics of Internet regulation
  • Digital security
  • Identity politics (including gender and intersectionality)

Biography

Main Bio

Irene Poetranto is a Senior Researcher for the Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary research lab on digital technology and human rights at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, University of Toronto. In this role, she conducts primary research, collects and analyzes data, and produces written reports related to Internet governance and information controls (e.g., Internet censorship and filtering). Irene also participates in various Internet-related fora, as well as plans and coordinates activities related to the Citizen Lab’s thematic research areas, including gender and digital security.

Irene is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto in the Comparative Politics field. Her research interests include Internet governance and the politics of Internet regulation, digital security and identity politics (including gender and intersectionality), as well as countering terrorism, violent extremism, and hate speech online.

Select publications

Journal articles

  • Poetranto, Irene, Justin Lau, and Josh Gold. 2021. “Look South: Challenges and Opportunities for ‘Rules of the Road’ for Cyberspace in ASEAN and the AU,” Journal of Cyber Policy Volume 6 Issue 3 – Special Issue: Cyberspace4all: towards an inclusive cyberspace governance.
  • Poetranto, Irene. 2019. “Narrative and Politics of Hacking in “WarGames,” “Sneakers,” and “Blackhat”,” Public Voices Volume XVI Number 1.
  • Book chapters
  • Poetranto, Irene, Josh Gold, and Justin Lau. “Views from the South: An analysis of India, Indonesia, and South Africa’s positions at the UN OEWG,” In Hybridity, conflict, and the global politics of cybersecurity, edited by Fabiano Cristiano and Bibi van den Berg, Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
  • Poetranto, Irene and Justin Lau. “COVID-19 and Its Impact on Marginalised Communities in Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines,” In COVID-19 from the Margins: Pandemic Invisibilities, Policies and Resistance in the Datafied Society, edited by Stefania Milan, Emiliano Trere, and Silvia Masiero, Amsterdam: Institute for Network Cultures, 2021.
  • Poetranto, Irene, Sharly Chan, and Siena Anstis. 2020. “On/offline: Multidimensional Threats Faced by Environmental Human Rights Defenders in Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.” In 2020 Global Information Society (GIS) Watch: Technology, the environment, and a sustainable world: Responses from the Global South. Melville, South Africa: Association for Progressive Communication, 2021.
  • Heath, Victoria, Petra Molnar, and Irene Poetranto. “Feminist or Not? Canada’s challenges as it races to become a leader in artificial intelligence.” In 2019 Global Information Society (GIS) Watch: Artificial Intelligence: Human rights, social justice, and development. Melville, South Africa: Association for Progressive Communication, 2019.
  • Reports
  •  Scott-Railton, John, Bill Marczak, Irene Poetranto, et al. 2022. “GeckoSpy: Pegasus Spyware Used against Thailand’s Pro-Democracy Movement,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Poetranto, Irene, Jakub Dalek, Adam Senft, et al. 2021. “No Access: LGBTIQ Website Censorship in Six Countries,” The Citizen Lab, Open Observatory of Network Interference, OutRight Action International.
  • Lin, Pellaeon, Jeffrey Knockel, Irene Poetranto, et al. 2020. “Unmasked II: An Analysis of Indonesia and the Philippines’ Government-launched COVID-19 Apps,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Lin, Pellaeon, Jeffrey Knockel, Irene Poetranto, et al. 2020. “Unmasked: COVID-KAYA and the Exposure of Healthcare Worker Data in the Philippines,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Poetranto, Irene, Adam Senft, and Amitpal Singh. 2017. “An Overview of Internet Infrastructure and Governance in the Philippines,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Poetranto, Irene and Adam Senft. 2016. “Internet governance during crisis: The changing landscape of Thailand,” Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GIGANet).
  • Dalek, Jakub, Bill Marczak, Helmi Noman, Ronald Deibert, Irene Poetranto, et al. 2016. “Tender Confirmed, Rights At Risk: Verifying Netsweeper in Bahrain,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Kleemola, Katie, Masashi Crete-Nishihata, Irene Poetranto, et al. 2015. “Targeted Malware Attacks against NGO Linked to Attacks on Burmese Government Websites,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Marczak, Bill, John Scott-Railton, Sarah McKune, Irene Poetranto, et al. 2015. “Mapping FinFisher’s Continuing Proliferation,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Crete-Nishihata, Jakub Dalek, Ronald Deibert, Seth Hardy, Irene Poetranto, et al. 2014. “Communities @ Risk: Targeted Digital Threats Against Civil Society,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Dalek, Jakub, Adam Senft, Irene Poetranto, et al. 2014. “Information Controls during Thailand’s 2014 Coup,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Senft, Adam and Irene Poetranto. 2014. “The Blocking of Vimeo in Indonesia,” The Citizen Lab.
  • Dalek, Jakub, Adam Senft, Ronald Deibert, Irene Poetranto, et al. “Islands of Control, Islands of Resistance: Monitoring the 2013 Internet Governance Forum in Indonesia,” The Citizen Lab.

Courses

CAS390H1S
Asia's Digital Futures