A talk about a radio-based privacy device dubbed #proxyham that promised to allow hackers to connect to Wi-Fi #networks from as far as 2.5 miles away was abruptly pulled from the #def con schedule by its creator a few weeks ago.
The incident, which some speculated was the result of pressure from the FBI or the NSA, outraged the #security #community. But as hackers are not the type to give up easily, they quickly came up with a #replacement that in many respects is better than the original.
