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To be honest, requiring an ID and a proof of vaccination to attend was against the anonymity principle of the convention in the first place.
by hartator 3y ago
To be honest, requiring an ID and a proof of vaccination to attend was against the anonymity principle of the convention in the first place.
- px43 3y agoIn 2021 I paid in cash, showed my physical ID and vax card, and was on my way with my badge. Nothing about the exchange was recorded. They take privacy incredibly seriously, especially the goons working registration. There was also basically no COVID that year, despite DEF CON happening right during the Delta outbreak. A big nursing conference the week before got hit hard with Delta, but DEF CON took that shit seriously, and it worked well. Pretty sure there was no vax check in 2022 and 2023, and I do know some people who got COVID in those years, but people who took decent precautions were generally able to dodge it.
- Sohcahtoa82 3y agoThat was only for a single event. DEFCON no longer requires proof of vaccination or ID. And as the other commenter said, the information wasn't recorded. Also, the majority of DEFCON attendees no longer care about being anonymous. It's not this secret underground thing. Many employers pay for their security staff to go to DEFCON. For a few years now, you can even pre-pay for your ticket online with a credit card which makes getting reimbursed for your ticket a fuckton easier. Also means you don't have to carry $500 in cash.