http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/07/for-first-time-ever-feds-asked-to-sit-out-defcon-hacker-conference/
By Dan Goodin
Ars Technica
July 11, 2013
Since its founding in 1992, Defcon has been a venue where anarchists,
geeks, and employees of three-letter federal agencies became unlikely
comrades under a live-and-let-live credo that placed the love of computer
tinkering above almost everything else. No more. As tensions mount over
the broad and indiscriminate spying of Americans and foreigners by the
National Security Agency, Defcon organizers are asking feds to sit out
this year's hacker conference.
"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," Jeff Moss, aka The Dark Tangent,
wrote in a blog post published Wednesday night. "Our community operates in
the spirit of openness, verified trust, and mutual respect." He continued:
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