A security researcher who was set to speak at Black Hat next week on a previously undiscovered flaw in FileVault has canceled his talk, citing confidentiality agreements.

Charles Edge had been slated to discuss his research on a weakness that could be used to defeat FileVault. But sometime last week, Black Hat organizers pulled his name and presentation listing from its schedule of talks.

... Update: Looks like yet another talk about Apple security will be canceled at Black Hat this year. Apple has pulled its security engineering team out of a planned public discussion on the company's security practices.

See also: Leave Steve Jobs Alone!!! (pnsfw audio)

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Crime is sport in the US. All the way back to the black hat wearing cowboy to OJ and Scott Peterson, we have a love affair with criminals, and are addicted to punishment. It makes us feel tough and reinforces other false ideals in our culture (morality, justice for all, bravery, etc.).