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Source: The Register - Posted by Eckie Silapaswang   
Now that DefCon is upon all of us in an age where laptops flow free like wine, one still has to wonder - why would anyone jump on the "free public WiFi" offered at the event? It doesn't take a mastermind to sum up that 1. I'm at a hacker's conference, 2. I'm at a hacker's conference just teeming with BlackHats and 3. oh look, what's this "Wall of Sheep" I'm looking at? And why is my name on it???

Anyone wishing to attend the conference might want to take a quick review of this article just to make sure you won't be walking in with a huge bullseye over your forehead. If you do go, be sure to come back here and let us know of the best (and worst!) of DefCon by posting here!

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