] Threats of DMCA-inspired lawsuits have been used to gag a ] pair of security researchers due to give a talk on the ] shortcomings of smartcard technology at the Interz0ne.com ] conference last weekend. ] ] Blackboard Inc. found out security researchers Billy ] Hoffman (AKA Acidus) and Virgil Griffith (Virgil) were ] about to present a paper on security flaws involving its ] popular university ID card system, and called in its ] lawyers. |