Feds, We Need Some Time Apart
It's important to remember that DEF CON is not <i>banning</i> the feds, but instead asking them to <i>not participate</i> this year. There's a big difference here. The former is mandatory, unilateral; the other is an invite to pause and reconsider the relationship.<p>Now I'm curious on how government agencies will respond. They may go anyway -- and have to deal with a very unwelcoming mood, or respect the request and give some space for the sec community to discuss the case more openly.<p>I, for one, fully support DT's request, and really hope the feds understand that the problem is not <i>who</i> they are or <i>what</i> they represent, but their tactics and methods recently exposed.<p>They can't expect to be welcomed anywhere, given the obvious abuses that are happening against U.S. Citizens (and everyone else, for the matter), under the excuse of "war on terrorism".