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Defcon was always the most government-aligned conference. Historically, BlackHat was Defcon's slightly more counter-culture counterpart/foil. These days, I don'
by nerdsniper 26d ago
Defcon was always the most government-aligned conference. Historically, BlackHat was Defcon's slightly more counter-culture counterpart/foil. These days, I don't think anti-establishment hackers have any physical conference gathering.
- kayfox 26d agoI think you got them confused, DEF CON is the more counterculture and Blackhat is the corporate conference.
- lrvick 26d agoWhile I agree that was the original intention, modern DEFCON is just as corpo but for those that cannot afford blackhat. European hacker cons like CCC are now what DEFCON once was rumored to be long ago.
- margalabargala 26d ago> These days, I don't think anti-establishment hackers have any physical conference gathering. HOPE still exists
- Cider9986 26d ago>These days, I don't think anti-establishment hackers have any physical conference gathering. MoneroKon and Monerotopia.
- dylan604 26d ago> These days, I don't think anti-establishment hackers have any physical conference gathering. Wouldn't you be essentially doxxing yourself by attending?
- lrvick 25d agoPrivacy centric cons allow paying cash at the door. That is maybe the one thing Defcon still gets right.
- dylan604 25d agoPaying cash is nothing compared to all of the cameras installed in and around the location of the con. Which also means nothing towards the hotels definitely not accepting cash unless you're willing to stay at hotel with the working girls and dealers.
- lrvick 25d agoAgreed. It is simply the one privacy thing they do right.
- secabeen 25d agoBSidesLV is still pretty chill, although it's more focused on cybersecurity professionals than on the hacking side of things.