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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by chrisallick on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:37PM (#8133874)
https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-faq/dc-faq.html

It's not canceled. Please fact check before posting a URL.

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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by gexcolo on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:37PM (#8133868)
This is fake. You can read the source code of the page to see.

Can we get this removed from the front page?

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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by saganus on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:40PM (#8133893)
Just when I finally thought I would be technically ready for the kind of stuff I wanted to learn since I first heard of DEF CON (6th edition I think).

:(

On the other hand I can totally understand how hard it must be to organize an event of such magnitude, fame, etc. and not going crazy in the process.

Farewell DEF CON.

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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by jmbmxer on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:38PM (#8133880)
"Professionals have professional credentials. If you want to participate in the security industry, you should obtain the appropriate certifications. ISC2, SANS, EC-Council and many vendors offer well regarded security certifications."

Most definitely a fake. CISSP != Security Professional

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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by preinheimer on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:35PM (#8133860)
fake?

The bit on privacy and nothing to hide put it over the edge for me.

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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by ambler0 on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:37PM (#8133873)
I was wondering the same thing. From that section, somewhat incoherently and with typo:

"You're [sic] parents and grandparents knew it was true. This is a, Christan-based, truism that is fundamental to our society."

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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by preinheimer on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:37PM (#8133867)
view source confirms :)
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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by twrkit on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:39PM (#8133885)
The National Security section leads me to question the authenticity and/or seriousness of this
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Re:DEF CON Cancellation: An Open Letter by vezzy-fnord on Monday August 04, 2014 @04:40PM (#8133894)
I thought this was a decent parody of the corporate infosec mentality. DEFCON is hardly any different these days though, it's just good at maintaining the illusion.
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