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PyCon "US" was in Canada this year, and will be next year too... Why not move DefCon to Canada too?
by pyre 12y ago
PyCon "US" was in Canada this year, and will be next year too... Why not move DefCon to Canada too?
- dmix 12y agoCanada's CSEC is as closely partnered with the NSA as GCHQ is. They even hacked Brazilian private oil companies, most likely for economic reasons similar to China: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/08/brazil-accuses-canada-spying-nsa-leaks http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/08/brazil-accuses-... I don't see why Canada is a better choice either. This is all political theater.
- nknighthb 12y agoTendency to spy and tendency to exclude visitors for specious reasons are orthogonal. US immigration control is notorious, even amongst citizens just trying to reenter our own country from other "friendly" countries.