Deven, There is really no ethical quandry here. If you go to Defcon your not going to get much, if anything illegal from people you meet there. If you LIE to a federal law enforcment officer, you will get yourself in trouble. The gov't already has enough guys at DEFCON. Dusty --------------------------------------------- > Secondly, I would like the community's opinion on an ethical quandry I > am having. I have been approached by an agent for the Naval Criminal > Investigative Service (NCIS) who would like to send me to DefCon (July > 13-15 in Las Vegas) for the sole purpose of making friends with Black > Hats and informing on them. Personally, I want to go, but I don't want > to be an informant. Should I take the trip on the Navy's dime and just > lie to the agent, or should I take the moral high ground and decline the > invitation???? > > Deven Phillips, CISSP > Network Architect > Viata Online, Inc. > > -- > -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- > Version: 3.12 > GCS d+ s: a- C++++ UL++++ P- L+++ E- W+ N++ o-- K w--- > O M-- V- PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ 5+++ X+ R tv+ b+ DI+ D- > G e* h--- r++ y+++ > ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to luau as: dusty@sandust.com > To unsubscribe send a blank email to $subst('Email.Unsub') So I asked my accountant, do I get an agriculture exemption for my server farm?