Massachusetts Sues to Halt Defcon Subway Hacking Talk 270
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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."
Re:Frist Amendment (Score:5, Funny)
Who needs free speech anyway?
I can't say.
Re:Frist Amendment (Score:1, Funny)
Re:oh good... let's all bury our heads... (Score:4, Funny)
this is why I love government bureaucrats. They tend to be smarter then the average bear.
I was with you until right around... there.
Re:oh good... let's all bury our heads... (Score:5, Funny)
Boston is merely afraid that this information will end up in Lunar hands. Entirely reasonable given that city's sad recent history.
Re:ROFLOLOL!!111 +5 Funny? Moderators on crack aga (Score:3, Funny)
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/brainiac/2007/01/attack_of_the_m.html [boston.com]
This should answer your confusion.
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