The "LinkedOut" Edition

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by <em>Lawfare</em> cyber fellow Alvaro Marañon! They sat down to discuss:</p><ul><li>“Some Professional News”: LinkedIn is <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/linkedin-social-network-is-leaving-china-but-microsoft-remains-11634321277" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">leaving China</a> over the challenges of complying with its strict regulations on social media. Will other companies follow—and should they?&nbsp;</li><li>“Diamond Joe’s Decryption Key Party”: Last week the White House hosted a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/us/politics/global-ransomware-meeting.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">summit on combating ransomware</a>—but Russia wasn’t invited. What does it tell us about international efforts to combat cybercrime?</li><li>“How Do You Stop a Schoolyard Brawl?”: What should the Department of Justice do about <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/us/politics/school-threats-justice-department.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">violent threats</a> against school principals and other public employees responsible for enforcing masking policies?</li></ul><p>For object lessons, Quinta celebrated the return of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hbo.com/succession" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Succession</a>; Alan rejoiced at the long foretold coming of Mel Brooks's&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/history-of-the-world-part-ii-series-hulu-mel-brooks-nick-kroll-wanda-sykes-1235091840/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">History of the World Part II</a>; Scott recommended listeners binge the very podcast-oriented new show&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hulu.com/series/only-murders-in-the-building-ef31c7e1-cd0f-4e07-848d-1cbfedb50ddf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Only Murders in the Building</a>; and Alvaro drew our attention to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-58842557" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">recent purchase</a>&nbsp;of soccer team Newcastle U