Craig Newmark

Well, I'm more worried about our foreign adversaries and I'm most worried about our foreign adversaries starting to compromise our utilities, water, power, and even our cars, because that's a thing that's happening in the here and now. Really? You could do a search online for something called Volt Typhoon. How do you spell it? Volt, like electrical volt. Okay, Volt. Typhoon, like a big storm.

Well, I'm more worried about our foreign adversaries and I'm most worried about our foreign adversaries starting to compromise our utilities, water, power, and even our cars, because that's a thing that's happening in the here and now. Really? You could do a search online for something called Volt Typhoon. How do you spell it? Volt, like electrical volt. Okay, Volt. Typhoon, like a big storm.

Well, I'm more worried about our foreign adversaries and I'm most worried about our foreign adversaries starting to compromise our utilities, water, power, and even our cars, because that's a thing that's happening in the here and now. Really? You could do a search online for something called Volt Typhoon. How do you spell it? Volt, like electrical volt. Okay, Volt. Typhoon, like a big storm.

Mm-hmm. And the FBI have been warning everyone that right now, yeah.

Mm-hmm. And the FBI have been warning everyone that right now, yeah.

Mm-hmm. And the FBI have been warning everyone that right now, yeah.

Right now, what they're doing is they're infiltrating home systems to be used to attack other systems. What's worse is they're attacking the programmable controllers, which control the flow of water into our taps. They're controlling the flow of electricity into our homes. And a lot of those systems for much of the country are not protected.

Right now, what they're doing is they're infiltrating home systems to be used to attack other systems. What's worse is they're attacking the programmable controllers, which control the flow of water into our taps. They're controlling the flow of electricity into our homes. And a lot of those systems for much of the country are not protected.

Right now, what they're doing is they're infiltrating home systems to be used to attack other systems. What's worse is they're attacking the programmable controllers, which control the flow of water into our taps. They're controlling the flow of electricity into our homes. And a lot of those systems for much of the country are not protected.

The deal is that most of the country, there are rural water systems, rural electrical systems. They don't have the resources to protect them. So a Chinese hacker, a Chinese military hacker, could get in there. And sway our elections and stuff? Well... Sway our waterways? Sway if we have access to water? Well, what they can do is turn off the water supply. And so if...

The deal is that most of the country, there are rural water systems, rural electrical systems. They don't have the resources to protect them. So a Chinese hacker, a Chinese military hacker, could get in there. And sway our elections and stuff? Well... Sway our waterways? Sway if we have access to water? Well, what they can do is turn off the water supply. And so if...

The deal is that most of the country, there are rural water systems, rural electrical systems. They don't have the resources to protect them. So a Chinese hacker, a Chinese military hacker, could get in there. And sway our elections and stuff? Well... Sway our waterways? Sway if we have access to water? Well, what they can do is turn off the water supply. And so if...

Let's suppose you wanted to invade a small island country, which was our ally. And if the other country, our adversary, wanted to discourage us from fighting on behalf of our ally, they could start shutting off water and power. And if they did that where you're living, that would kind of ruin your day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And for that matter, they could compromise cars, which are internet devices.

Let's suppose you wanted to invade a small island country, which was our ally. And if the other country, our adversary, wanted to discourage us from fighting on behalf of our ally, they could start shutting off water and power. And if they did that where you're living, that would kind of ruin your day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And for that matter, they could compromise cars, which are internet devices.

Let's suppose you wanted to invade a small island country, which was our ally. And if the other country, our adversary, wanted to discourage us from fighting on behalf of our ally, they could start shutting off water and power. And if they did that where you're living, that would kind of ruin your day. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And for that matter, they could compromise cars, which are internet devices.

Oh, that's true. Especially as cars become more electric and more like digital, really. Yes. They could shut off your car, stall it out in the middle of rush hour traffic. If they did that in a city like New York, if they could just do 100 cars, that snarls traffic indefinitely. Wow. Yeah, you do that and then they shut the power down and now things are getting really weird. Yeah.

Oh, that's true. Especially as cars become more electric and more like digital, really. Yes. They could shut off your car, stall it out in the middle of rush hour traffic. If they did that in a city like New York, if they could just do 100 cars, that snarls traffic indefinitely. Wow. Yeah, you do that and then they shut the power down and now things are getting really weird. Yeah.

Oh, that's true. Especially as cars become more electric and more like digital, really. Yes. They could shut off your car, stall it out in the middle of rush hour traffic. If they did that in a city like New York, if they could just do 100 cars, that snarls traffic indefinitely. Wow. Yeah, you do that and then they shut the power down and now things are getting really weird. Yeah.

And all they would have to do is show they could do it. And that's where the military is headed these days. It is not replacing shooting wars, but it's more powerful. Like in World War II, The war came to our shores a little bit. And whatever's happening next, it's going to be a much bigger thing.

And all they would have to do is show they could do it. And that's where the military is headed these days. It is not replacing shooting wars, but it's more powerful. Like in World War II, The war came to our shores a little bit. And whatever's happening next, it's going to be a much bigger thing.