TechnoTenshi :verified_trans: :Fire_Lesbian:<p>DEF CON faces backlash over deepening ties with U.S. military, defense contractors, and planned expansions into Bahrain and Singapore, sparking protests from hacktivists and renewed debate over its counterculture image. </p><p><a href="https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/when-counterculture-and-empire-merge" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jackpoulson.substack.com/p/whe</span><span class="invisible">n-counterculture-and-empire-merge</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hackers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>