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Max Vision: FBI pawn?
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2001-05-08

FBI agents called him 'the Equalizer': a security expert and confessed hacker who infiltrated the electronic underground to help the Bureau. When he drew the line at bugging a friend, they threw the book at him.

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Will DEFCON now have a "spot the informer" tshirt contest ? 2001-05-09
DEFCON 6 attendee
Will DEFCON now have a "spot the informer" as well as the traditional "spot the Fed" tshirt contest ?

This case is an example of how the PGP web of trust model can potentially become a "web of suspects".

How will this case encourage anyone to cooperate with the FBI in the future ?

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