Feds, We Need Some Time Apart
It's important to remember that DEF CON is not banning the feds, but instead asking them to not participate this year. There's a big difference here. The former is mandatory, unilateral; the other is an invite to pause and reconsider the relationship.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.I, for one, fully support DT's request, and really hope the feds understand that the problem is not who they are or what they represent, but their tactics and methods recently exposed.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".