Re: [tor-project] Event Invite: PrivChat #5 | Sept. 27 @ 17:00 UTC

-- Al Smith (they/them) Fundraising Director The Tor Project https://www.torproject.org | http://2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion/ On 9/21/21 2:06 PM, Al Smith wrote: > > Hello Tor world, > > I wanted to send you an invite to a Tor event happening next week: > *our latest edition of PrivChat https://torproject.org/privchat. > *PrivChat is a live event series featuring experts discussing the > latest in privacy and human rights news. > > * *What: *PrivChat: Protection Against Pegasus > https://torproject.org/privchat > * *When: *Monday, Sept. 27 @ 17:00 UTC > * *Where:* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovmcZtaacY > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovmcZtaacY > * *More information:* https://torproject.org/privchat > https://torproject.org/privchat > > Here's a calendar invite so you can easily save the date, which > contains the full event details and description: > https://www.torproject.org/static/images/privchat/privchat-5.ics > > Al > > Al Smith | smith@torproject.org > Fundraising Director > The Tor Project > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *PrivChat #5 | Protection Against Pegasus* > > Every year, governments, law enforcement agencies, militaries, and > corporations invest billions of dollars into building and buying > malicious spyware--software designed to silently infiltrate a user's > device and allow attackers to view the contents without detection. > > This year, the Pegasus Project revealed that users of this kind of > spyware, known as Pegasus and built by the NSO group, had targeted the > phones that belong to thousands of people in more than 50 countries, > including business executives, politicians, journalists, and human > rights activists. > > In this edition of PrivChat, join *Likhita* and *Etienne Maynier* of > Amnesty International and *John Scott Railton* of Citizen Lab to discuss: > > * What individuals, journalists, activists, and human rights > defenders can do to protect themselves against sophisticated spyware? > * What kind of organizations can we support to help stop this abuse? > * Who is working on safer, more private software that we can trust? > > *Roger Dingledine*, Co-Founder of the Tor Project, will join us as our > host and moderator. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------