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'Project Vigilant' Recruits At Defcon To Track You

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the project-apathy-doesn't-bother-recruiting dept.

angry tapir writes "A secretive volunteer group that tries to track terrorists and criminals on the Internet went to the Defcon hacker conference in hopes of recruiting information security experts, but it will first have to overcome some skepticism. That's because most information security professionals have never heard of the group, called Project Vigilant."

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  1. Manning/wikileaks connection by e2d2 · · Score: 1, Troll

    You know, as crazy as this may sound to some of you, working in the US intelligence field or the peripheral fields is not akin to being evil.

    This really doesn't worry me too much to be honest. I'd rather have these people out there working then not. It's not as black and white as some would like to paint it. When the US Army Intel analyst Manning got busted leaking documents to wikileaks, he broke a Federal law and the authorities, working with an informant through this program, found out. This program was directly responsible for helping find the source of those leaks. Why is that a bad thing?

    Also, this is the world of black hats. You think everything is as it appears? If you get duped then well that's on you huh.

    1. Re:Manning/wikileaks connection by Dishevel · · Score: 0, Troll

      Do you really want unaccountable, hidden, profit driven - mercs, private corporations, individuals and cyber vigilante types doing what the FBI should?

      No. You are right.

      Open letter to the World

      We quit. We do not like evil people looking at stuff and busting people. We can not trust them 100% so we are firing them all. Effective intimidate the US will fire all FBI, CIA, NSA, ICE, Treasury agents, and so forth. They are all going home today. We the people from San Fransisco understand that once we stop with our gestapo, imperialistic, "War for Oil", decadent consumerists ways the world will once again embrace us and take us into the loving fold of humanity. We know that no one will dare take advantage of us once we are defenseless.

      Wait.

      Yes. I do want them out there. I really do. I also think we need to watch them whether or not they want to be watched. It is a balancing act. But you sir are just another hippy, liberal fuck face who spouts out shit with no thought what so ever to the content and meaning of the words that spew forth from your willful run from any fact based decisions. Go fucking crawl in a hole and stay there.

      --
      Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?
    2. Re:Manning/wikileaks connection by e2d2 · · Score: 0, Troll

      Mods label anything they don't agree with as troll. It's pathetic.