Dateline reporter chased out of Hacker conference


	Dateline reporter chased out of Hacker conference

kmakice

8-4-2007 8:51 AM

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defcon, nbc, dateline, reporter, undercover, hackers

kmakice says:

If only there were a YouTube of the event. Internet gold.

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8-4-2007 9:58 AM

kmakice

There <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCvmkxO5hoQ" target="_new">is</a>

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