Presented at
The Last HOPE (2008),
July 19, 2008, 10 p.m.
(60 minutes)
The "world's most dangerous hacker" and subject of our documentary Freedom Downtime (along with many other more sensationalist pieces over the decades) gives us an update on what's been going on in his life since the last time he was here in 2004. (A severe case of food poisoning in Colombia forced him to cancel his HOPE Number Six appearance - which may be one of the stories he tells this time.)
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Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick was our keynote speaker back in 2004. At our last conference in 2006, he was prevented from attending by a severe case of food poisoning in Colombia. This is part of the peril of traveling all over the world as much as he does, giving all sorts of talks in various places about technology, the Internet, and hacking. It�s quite a change from where he was a decade ago, when federal authorities appeared content to keep Kevin locked in prison for the rest of his life - all for being what they considered the �world�s most dangerous hacker.� His ability to understand and use technology seems to either scare people or enlighten them. Fortunately, he seems to be getting through to more of them than ever before which hopefully will help prevent someone else from being put through the hell he endured.
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