Goverment agents asked to stay away from hacking convention following Snowden PRISM revelations

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Actions of US government makes delegates 'uncomfortable', convention founder says

Federal government personnel have been asked to stay away from the DEF CON hacking conference for the first time in its 21-year history, with "recent revelations" such as Prism and the Edward Snowd...

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