Ruh-roh.
The announcement appeared at the conference website yesterday, in a post titled, “Feds, We Need Some Time Apart.”
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. Our community operates in the spirit of openness, verified trust, and mutual respect.
When it comes to sharing and socializing with feds, recent revelations have made many in the community uncomfortable about this relationship.
via Hackers Are Now Leery About Inviting the NSA to Their Conventions – Yahoo! News.
Good on them.