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ACLU’s Jennifer Stisa Granick and Google’s Maddie Stone talk security and surveillance at Disrupt • TechCrunch

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In a world filled with bad actors and snooping governments, surveillance is the one factor that affects almost every business across the globe. While companies like Apple, Signal and LastPass fight against surveillance using end-to-end encryption and by shunning mass data collection — you can’t hand over data you don’t have — too many companies, big and small, remain unaware and deeply vulnerable to prying eyes.

The fast-changing surveillance landscape is why we’re thrilled that Jennifer Stisa Granick, ACLU’s surveillance and cybersecurity counsel, and Maddie Stone, a security researcher on Google’s Project Zero team, will join us onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco.

In a panel discussion called “Surveillance in Startup Land,” Granick and Stone will join TechCrunch security editor Zack Whittaker to present a crash course on the surveillance state to inform, educate and inspire early-stage founders to think about how to protect their users and customers from threats they haven’t even thought of yet.

We’ll discuss the emerging threats today, like how spyware makers, like NSO Group, Cytrox and Candiru, which let governments secretly wiretap phones in real time, and data brokers — the companies that trade in people’s personal information and granular location — represent an ever increasing threat to privacy and civil liberties.

Surveillance isn’t just in the United States — it’s everywhere — and change can happen quickly and unexpectedly. Case in point: Fear over healthcare data tracking and privacy became a reality after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark legal case that guaranteed a person’s constitutional right to abortion.

The decisions that founders and investors make today can and will affect millions tomorrow. We can’t wait to hear our panelists weigh in on how companies should think about what they’re building now — and in the future — so they don’t inadvertently become extensions of the surveillance state.

Jennifer Stisa Granick fights for civil liberties in an age of massive surveillance and powerful digital technology. As the surveillance and cybersecurity counsel…

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Phases of Russia’s hybrid war. Stone Panda’s back. Bogus sites harvest credentials. Stone Panda’s back. CISA issues guidance.

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Dateline Moscow, Kyiv, Prague, Berlin, Brussels, London, New York, Washington: a lull in maneuver, but a continuation of fire (and cyber ops).

Ukraine at D+41: Russia reconstitutes maneuver forces; expect fire and cyber. (The CyberWire) Infantry and armor withdraw from the north of Ukraine, but Russian artillery continues its reduction of such Ukrainian cities as are within range. Cyber operations continue, and Ukraine is apparently getting some help from abroad (at least some defensive help).

Live Updates: U.N. Security Council to Meet as Evidence of War Crimes Mounts (New York Times) China and Russia are unlikely to support any measures that France, the U.S. and Britain propose. European leaders sought to impose more sanctions, but were divided on whether to ban Russian natural gas.

When It Comes to U.N. Diplomacy, Not All Abstentions Are Equal (World Politics Review) Abstentions at the U.N. may seem like a way to avoid hard choices on tough crises. But U.N. diplomacy is rarely that simple. In recent weeks, U.N. members from China to Burkina Faso have abstained on votes in U.N. forums on the war in Ukraine, or just not voted on them. What do such ambiguous votes and nonvotes mean?

Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day 42 of the Russian invasion (the Guardian) Donetsk governor says Russian artillery has killed civilians at aid point, while Russian governor claims border guards were fired at

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: List of key events on Day 42 (Al Jazeera) As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 42nd day, here is a look at the main developments.

Russian military ‘weeks’ from being ready for new push as war takes its toll (The Telegraph) ‘Significant movement’ of troops away from Kyiv to regroup, rearm and resupply as Nato appeals to allies for weapons to reinforce Ukraine

Russia’s failure to take down Kyiv was a defeat for the ages (AP NEWS) Kyiv was a Russian defeat for the ages. The fight started poorly for the invaders and went downhill from there. When President Vladimir Putin launched his war on Feb. 24 after months of buildup on Ukraine’s borders, he sent hundreds of helicopter-borne commandos — the best of the best of Russia’s “spetsnaz” special forces…

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Netflix wins rights for Heart of Stone thriller starring Gal Gadot

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Netflix will be the worldwide home for the upcoming thriller Heart of Stone from Skydance Media, according to a new report. The company was one of many competing at auction to get the rights, ultimately beating them to bring the movie to its own streaming platform. The news follows a similar deal between Skydance and Amazon for The Tomorrow War.

The auction for Heart of Stone was competitive, according to Deadline, which reports that Netflix has worldwide rights for the movie. The film is set to star Gal Gadot of Wonder Woman 1984 fame with Tom Harper tapped to direct.

The goal, according to the report, is to have Heart of Stone kick off a new franchise with a female lead that will follow in the footsteps of other successful IP like James Bond movies and Mission Impossible. Whether it’ll manage to score such success is yet to be seen, but assuming it does, that could make this a particularly big win for Netflix.

Netflix has increasingly launched feature films with major actors in starring roles, examples including stars like Ryan Reynolds, Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Chris Pine, Will Smith, Paul Giamatti, Mads Mikkelsen, and others.

It’s unclear when Heart of Stone will arrive on Netflix, but it’s a good time for the company to role out major works like this. The pandemic has forced many changes in the movie industry, not the least of which is embracing streaming platforms like HBO Max as many theaters remain closed and consumers largely stay home to stream movies.

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Trailer for ‘The Perfect Weapon’ Highlights the Rise and Threat of Cyber Warfare – Rolling Stone

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Trailer for ‘The Perfect Weapon’ Highlights the Rise and Threat of Cyber Warfare  Rolling Stone
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