Def Con Hackers On Whether They'd Work For the NSA

Daniel_Stuckey writes "Premier hacker conference Def Con, which just wrapped up its 21st year, played host to security professionals who all had very different opinions on what the NSA is up to. In fact, the only thing everyone could agree on is that the PRISM revelations came as no surprise. Even if it isn't news to this crowd, it is still a significant development in the general climate of government surveillance and national security. And at Def Con, where government recruitment was hampered this year by conference founder Jeff Moss's requesting that feds stay away, it seemed like a good idea to walk around asking people if they would still want to work for the NSA."

Comments

Re:Do I get a hot girlfriend like Ed Snowden?

[Anonymous Coward]

i c what u smear thar !

Re:Terrified, I'm sure...

[Agent0013]

And when the Death Star was destroyed, the people building because of mouths to feed were just as dead as everyone else. If a revolution comes and you end up getting shot, don't come crying to me because you chose to work for the side of evil.

Re:The only reason worth working for the NSA

[mfh]

Snowden appears to have originally entered NSA with the intent to gather data to release publicly. He appears to have an interest backing him. He has had deception training -- it is obvious from his blank expression whenever he's interviewed. But he does let it slip from time to time. Perhaps intentionally.

Russia and China have everything to gain if USA is unable to track threats in realtime.