NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
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Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#2I think this underscores Defcon's decision to exclude the Feds this year.
Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#3No idea how accurate a depiction of the speech this is, but the article is -- contrary to the title -- portraying the speech as having been warmly received, applauded, with one lone heckler. Now, whether or not one agrees with General Alexander, there are more courteous and productive ways to express yourself than yelling "bullshit".
Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#4> “No, I’m saying I don’t trust you!” shouted McCoy.
I believe that's pretty central here. I don't see how we can ever be able again to trust an organism such as the NSA - or even the government.
Transparency is the only solution here. Will we get it?
If we don't, the only other solution would be to cut budgets so drastically that such an enterprise will simply not be possible financially, anymore.
And maybe, as a general improvement: Decentralize the government and give the States back their autonomy (and here you have your link between technology and politics - see the recent cry for less "political posts" on HN).
Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#5No idea how accurate a depiction of the speech this is, but the article is -- contrary to the title -- portraying the speech as having been warmly received, applauded, with one lone heckler. Now, whether or not one agrees with General Alexander, there are more courteous and productive ways to express yourself than yelling "bullshit".
"Heckler" usually refers to one or a few people in a crowd. Getting booed off the stage would be different.
Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#6I think this underscores Defcon's decision to exclude the Feds this year.
Defcon and Blackhat were founded by the same dude. Why didn't they exclude feds from BlackHat as well? Guessing it was probably because that is their big money maker with all the corp/fed support.
Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#7Does anyone have Jon McCoy's contact information? Twitter? I want to send this guy a big thank you for standing up for our privacy.
Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#8Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#9No idea how accurate a depiction of the speech this is, but the article is -- contrary to the title -- portraying the speech as having been warmly received, applauded, with one lone heckler. Now, whether or not one agrees with General Alexander, there are more courteous and productive ways to express yourself than yelling "bullshit".
How does a guy that makes excuses to spy on us all and lies to Congress deserve any courtesy?
Re: NSA director heckled on stage at Black Hat security conference
#10I think this underscores Defcon's decision to exclude the Feds this year.
Defcon and Blackhat were founded by the same dude. Why didn't they exclude feds from BlackHat as well? Guessing it was probably because that is their big money maker with all the corp/fed support.
BlackHat is a more "professional" event for the security industry. People that ostensibly work in the security industry go there just like people go to o'reilly conferences for various technical areas.
DEFCON is a community event for anybody and is totally anonymous (entry fee is only payable by cash in person) and has a more freewheeling, community feel.