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The Northerner

(5,040 posts) Fri Jul 27, 2012, 04:26 PM Jul 2012

DefCon-Job: US govt descends to hacker cave

The US could start actively engaging hackers in matters of national security. That's after it was confirmed America's surveillance chief is due to attend the largest annual hacker gathering in Las Vegas. And that could represent a major U-turn on the US government's approach to cyber warfare.

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DefCon-Job: US govt descends to hacker cave (Original Post) The Northerner Jul 2012 OP

Oh fuck that. The authorities have never liked us and never will. It's milking. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

HopeHoops

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1. Oh fuck that. The authorities have never liked us and never will. It's milking.

Reply to The Northerner (Original post)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 06:31 PM

Jul 2012

And yes, I've hacked a lot of systems over the last 35 years.

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