Feds Banned From DEF CON /Black Hat Due To PRISM
Federal law-enforcement agents haven’t been exactly welcome at Black Hat, the security conference that approaches large-scale IT security from the cracker’s point of view.
This year they’re not welcome at all, at least at the larger Def Con conference that spawned Black Hat and is usually held in conjunction with it. The reason? The ever-growing scandal over revelations of NSA surveillance programs that allegedly capture data on millions of phone calls and emails by tens of millions of Americans.
The resulting hostility toward the NSA and other government intelligence or law-enforcement agencies could ruin the carefully non-confrontational atmosphere at the conferences.
Def Con and the feds who attend its “need some time apart,” according to a post from Def Con/Black Hat founder Jeff Moss, who is also known as Dark Tangent. “For over two decades Def Con has been an open nexus of hacker culture, a place where seasoned pros, hackers, academics and feds can meet, share ideas and party on neutral territory.”
He added: “When it comes to sharing and socializing with feds, recent revelations have made many in the community uncomfortable about this relationship. Therefore, I think it would be best for everyone involved if the feds call a ‘time-out’ and not attend Def Con this year. This will give everybody time to think about how we got here, and what comes next.”
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