I would like to draw attention to the following statement from the story by Katie Mousouris, linked to in the OP's article: >The hotel employee ID card I was f

I would like to draw attention to the following statement from the story by Katie Mousouris, linked to in the OP's article: >The hotel employee ID card I was finally shown had the photo rubbed off. It was only shown after I had been screamed at & the door pounded on, which was after I had politely asked to verify their IDs by calling downstairs. Was the ID badge even legit? Unless the latching lock was in place on the door, these people representing themselves as hotel security personnel should have been able to open the door with their own master keys, correct? Whey should they scream and beat at the door after being politely asked a perfectly reasonable question/request? Consider that these were not legit security personnel, and that the hotel may have been working with some undisclosed entity to target select DEFCON attendees. Edit: Seeing how the 4th amendment prevents the government from accessing a hotel room, why on earth wouldn't a state actor parter with a private entity to gain access?