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Massachusetts Sues to Halt Defcon Subway Hacking Talk

Posted by timothy on from the this-has-not-been-cleared-with-upstairs dept.

According to CNET, "The state of Massachusetts has asked a federal judge for a temporary restraining order preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation on Sunday about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system." It'll be interesting to see whether Dutch-style openness or Soviet-style secrecy prevails in Las Vegas. Update: 08/09 20:57 GMT by T : "Too late," says reader Bluey: "Injunction was already granted."

2 of 270 comments (clear)

  1. FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fr0sty P1ss

  2. Secrecy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In Soviet Russia, style secrecy prevails you.