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US Blocks Entry For German Black Hat Presenter
bushwhacker2000 alerts us to the dilemma of Thomas Dullien, a prominent security researcher who has been a fixture at the annual Black Hat security conference. Dullien was denied entry into the US on his way to this year's conference. Dullien, a German reverse-engineering expert known in hacker circles as "Halvar Flake," said he was blocked from entering the US on the technicality that he had (years ago) signed a contract with Black Hat as an individual, not as his company. Customs agents said he would need an H1-B visa to perform the contracted two days of training at Black Hat, and put him on the next plane back to Germany.
A passport is required to get a TOURIST visa, which does not allow you to take up residence or work. You're right, they don't want his "kind" there. That would be the illegal alien kind.
It's one thing to argue the benefits of controlling the migration of labour, but it's not rational to assume this is because he's a "hacker" [oooh spooky!]. Most of the time when I told the US customs that I was going to give talks at Toorcon [or whatever] they didn't even know what cryptography was, let alone that it was all dangerous and "against the interests of the united states government." Mostly they just asked if I was paid, once I said it was a free presentation they told me to fuck off and board my plane.
Tom
Someday, I'll have a real sig.
That's OK, we don't want you. If you are not willing to follow our rules for entry into OUR country, then who knows what other rules you may break. And surprise, surprise: we are still the NUMBER ONE destination country for the rest of the world. Suck it up, because if you don't, we won't let you in and there are ten other people willing to follow the rules and come in place of your sorry ass.... I mean seriously...you sound like your on drugs or you have a (gay marriage?) bone to pick with us or something. Besides, shouldn't you be in church right now sonny boy? It IS Sunday you know.
What is that? A conspiracy theory? You know it's all his own fault.
the NPG electrode was replaced with carbon blac
Hi Tom.
:-)
You are an asshole.
Take care
General, you are listening to a machine! Do the world a favor and don't act like one.
I was never paid to speak at Toorcon
That's because your opinion is worth just about $0, even with your work on libtomcrypt.
Well, at least he got away. Luckily he wasn't sent on a plane to Gitmo. For the rest who probably should stay away for their own safety, there's always tele-conferencing. The US has become hostile terrortory. Please hold the event in Canada(maybe) next time. Or just est up a bunch of cameras and monitors in the stadium and everybody can participate safely from their homes...if they're not Americans, or probably Germans (KisMAC) as the case may be.
What?
Ah, Tom, you're still an arrogant prick. All these years and you're still the same snotty little shit you were when you were 17 and belittling people on sci.crypt.
Did you tell the nice customs agent you also authored an encryption library that you distribute for free? What about the possibility that people may still be unlawfully re-exporting that from the United States to countries abroad in contravention of US law?
Did you tell them that, Tommy? No? It might be completely legal but these days you can't be too sure. Thanks for letting us know your fingerprints are now in "the system". I plan to have my brother-in-law make sure this information gets added to your file.
we don't want you here anyway. you have nothing to offer anyway.
I'm highly uneducated...
Oh my, he's finally admitted he's a dumbshit...