Dateline NBC Mole Outed At DefCon 573
An anonymous reader writes "Dateline NBC allegedly attempted to infiltrate the DefCon hackerfest with a producer using a hidden camera. The show hoped to tape hackers admitting to illegal activities, but DefCon got wind of the plot and displayed the would-be-mole's photo before every presentation. Dateline refused to deny the planned infiltration. 'All journalists covering DefCon sign an agreement upon registering for the conference that outlines the rules, but the DefCon organizers say the mole apparently registered as a regular attendee, thereby bypassing the legal agreement. Dateline NBC is best known for its controversial To Catch A Predator series, which uses hidden cameras to tape men who are allegedly seeking to have sex with minors they met online.'"
Hmmmm (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Brilliant (Score:5, Informative)
best known? (Score:5, Informative)
Best known for that? I think they are best known for rigging a pickup truck to explode [whatreallyhappened.com] when they crashed it so that it would look good on tv.
Their credibility is a wee bit low.
Re:Despicable (Score:2, Informative)
Photos of the fleeing reporter (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Journalistic Standards (Score:2, Informative)
Re: ATTN slashdot admins (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Dateline NBC isnt news. Its just another TV sho (Score:4, Informative)
But soliciting a minor for sex is a crime.
Re:Brilliant (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Dateline NBC isnt news. Its just another TV sho (Score:2, Informative)
Some of the folks that show up definatly have had records... but some folks are first timers... and no one even knows if they would have gone through with it, or not... Which they couldnt have anyways because there was no actual child invovled.
It is a TV show that makes lots of money. I'm suspect of their intentions.
Re:Journalistic Standards (Score:1, Informative)
youtube video of it (Score:5, Informative)
Calm Down (Score:4, Informative)
Summary needs updating (Score:3, Informative)
Re:"That'll make good TV." (Score:3, Informative)
Both the original post and the linked article make it clear that he did NOT go to the sting.
I've watched the show before; they made a point of telling the culprits that they passed the line the moment they walked in the door, that they could have turned around, etc.
I'm not pissed with the police for going to arrest him, and presumably they can't tell Dateline to sod off because of Press rights, but Dateline broke their own rules here. They should have reported him to the police for the lesser crime that he presumably DID commit, and left it alone.
because you don't read TFA (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Dear Dumbass. (Score:0, Informative)