he discusses ways to break them if there's a system that can be tinkered or toward with at def con they'll do it this year i came to give a talk about hacking driverless vehicles because i'm really into autonomous robots i'm involved in autonomous robot competitions and i felt like now we're on the cost of she did use acceptance of driverless vehicles on the roads she had in space with you a.b.s. and so it's time to think about adversarial relationships and how we can make sure we build these systems bulletproof yes driverless vehicles like this. and you avi's are on manned aerial vehicles like this one so as has been at def con is either an attendee or presenter going back to the one nine hundred ninety s. and this year a few thousand people packed a conference room to watch him show how drones and driverless cars alike can be compromised with just a couple of tricks like almost everyone at def con though says he has for good now for bad people here at def con in mind people there are people who are curious and they want to learn they come here to find out how things work and how

though says he has for good not for bad people here at def con and my people there are people who are curious and they want to learn they come here to find out how things work and how they can you know use it fast and they can sometimes make things do things that they weren't supposed to do and in a good way often improvise and adapt and to learn from each other and to show off what they've done so this is primarily a conference with you will come to learn things and to engage to curiosity and so that's what i like about it so much because if you have something that you're interested in just the other people here that can be interested in it too in addition to hacking household appliances you wave and all sorts of other gizmos and gadgets security experts come to def-con to discuss exploits and vulnerabilities a pleasurable to just about anything john draper also known as captain crunch started compromising computer systems in the one nine hundred sixty s. when he used a homemade device called a blue box to make free phone calls around the world why did you do it it wasn't because

of the biggest conventions in the cyber world is underway in las vegas archie is on the ground at def con twenty thirteen a report just ahead. and when you head up for a drink tonight it's probably going to cost you a little bit more at the price of booze is on the rise we'll tell you what's behind the increase as we've belly up to the bar later on in the show. hello it's friday august second five pm here in washington d.c. i'm marinate and you're watching our two. now we've seen a flurry of legislative proposals on capitol hill to scale back the level of surveillance in government this after it was revealed through edward snowden's leaks these proposals include reforms to buy sick or tz and efforts to repeal or change the patriot act however many of the same legislators who base their bills on information from snowden are calling for him to spend the rest of his life in jail now in new york times journalist james rice and who's currently involved in a leak case of his own had this to say on the matter to c.n.n. last night. we wouldn't be having this discussion if it wasn't for them that'

and the tech report is on the road today def con is a grand gathering of hackers where tools of the trade are shared we'll give you an inside look coming up. it's thursday august first five pm in washington d.c. and meghan lopez and you are watching r t well our top story this afternoon edward snowden has left the sheremetyevo airport in moscow after russian authorities went to him temporary asylum in the country the attorney for former n.s.a. contractor edward snowden says that the documents allowing him to stay in russia were issued today snowden is now allowed to live work and travel in the country for up to a year this temporary asylum is also renewable almost as soon as those papers were issued edward snowden packed his bags and left the airport bound for an undisclosed location where he goes and what he does from here on out is still very much a mystery for the latest from moscow our earlier i spoke with r.t. correspondent lizzie france and i asked her if she has any idea where this man is. well that is the million dollar question in moscow right now there's been no official indicat

of the biggest conventions in the cyber world is underway in las vegas artie is on the ground at def con twenty thirty a report just ahead. now that edward snowden has been given temporary asylum in russia what's next for him we'll give you the latest updates on the n.s.a. whistleblower and what's being said about him back here in the states. there it's friday august second four pm here in washington d.c. i'm aaron aid and you're watching our two we start in las vegas today where the twenty first annual def-con convention kicked off thursday at the rio hotel and casino in sin city now def-con is one of the world's largest annual hacker conventions and archie's very own andrew blake is there covering the event we go to him now live from las vegas are you there andrew. there absolutely are you good good good now you've been attending definite and all morning can you start off by telling us what stood out so far as the best. you know what's really really shifted me is actually just the whole community vibe here there's people from you know from practically toddlers to senior citizens walkin

convention kicked off thursday at the rio hotel and could see no intensity now def-con is one of the world's largest annual hacker conventions on the docket this year hacking into a car's computer to control the vehicle from afar that includes connecting to critical car functionality like steering and even braking archies intrepid andrew blake is there covering the event i spoke with him earlier and asked him which def con event stood out as the best you know what's really really shifted me is actually just the whole community here there's people from you know from practically toddlers to senior citizens walking around trying to get their hands on things to learn more this is really all about learning it's not necessarily breaking stuff it's pushing the bill and trying to learn new new tools and tricks to make everyone more happy you know everything from improving robotics to improving computer code to improving personal security it's all people who want to improve things that we you know are using more and more every single day whether it's a computer system a computer server or

where producer andrew blake attended the event and has the details where's the discussion def-con is united states premier happy security convention and actually comes just days after another one right up the street there are a range of topics being covered here at def con of course everything from personal security to home security internet security computer security it's not just that civil liberties are very hot discussion especially given the recent and the say disclosures people want to know how they can communicate privately and securely on the web and really there's no better place to do it than here one doesn't necessarily have to say that tensions are high given those recent n.s.a. disclosures but it's certainly clear that people aren't exactly happy with the way the government has been reading computer hackers given those disclosures made by edward snowden and its impact on intelligence community the computer world privacy security so many different topics he's obviously being discussed all over the place there is a party leader this weekend called snowed in and there's ano

is on the ground at def con twenty thirty eight a report just ahead. now that edward snowden has been given temporary asylum in russia what's next for him we'll give you the latest updates on the n.s.a. whistleblower and what's being said about him back here in the states. hello there it's friday august second four pm here in washington d.c. i'm marinated and you're watching our two we start in las vegas today where the twenty first annual def con convention kicked off thursday at the rio hotel and casino in sin city now defcon.

transparent another sign that the leaks are making waves is happening over in las vegas at the annual def con hacker conference although it happened every year this year and i say security agency director keith alexander was the keynote speaker and we're hearing the participants of the event were to say the least not happy basically the general today admitted to doing everything they can possibly get a job was exceptional you citizens talking amongst you chose it which for the rest of it will it really makes no difference whatsoever proving that there is tension between the government and the computer hacking community but it's clear for the obama administration cybersecurity is now a priority and washington liz wall. under the trial of u.s. army whistleblower bradley manning it's now into its sentencing phase it could get one hundred thirty six years behind by. as for releasing the secret documents to wiki leaks now a former u.s. brigadier general was the first witness to testify he did say that manning's revelations about what the military did in iraq and afghanistan endangered troops but d

transparent another sign that the leaks are making waves is happening over in las vegas at the annual def con hacker conference although it happens every year this year and i say security agency director keith alexander was the keynote speaker and we're hearing the participants of the event were to say the least not happy basically the general today admitted to doing everything they can possibly get. was exceptional use citizens talking amongst each as it would for the rest of it will it really makes no difference whatsoever proving that there's tension between the government and the computer hacking community but it's clear for the obama administration cybersecurity is now a priority and washington liz wall. and another whistleblower who pursued edward snowden is now waiting to see how long of a person he'll be getting of the latest on the sentencing of. bradley manning on the witness testimonies during those proceedings it's all being lifted up for you by the hour on our website r.t. dot com. the meantime on the program at today's the day after which e.u. leaders pledged to themselves to ta

transparent another sign that the leaks are making waves is happening over in las vegas at the annual def con hacker con. every year this year and i say security agency director keep alexander was the keynote speaker and we're hearing the participants of the event of war to say the least not happy basically the. every so you can possibly get. was exceptional use it it's talking of which the rest of it really makes no difference whatsoever proving that there is tension between the government and the computer hacking community but it's clear for the obama administration cybersecurity is now a priority in washington liz wall. and let's once again remind our breaking news story edward snowden has left moscow's sheremetyevo airport this information being confronted by the north assisting him he reportedly in a toxic by himself and we'll bring you more updates on this developing story later in the program. and let's not take a look at some other news that's being dominating the global headlines of today's syria could see the influx of european weaponry that's a you need as make a decision on supply

transparent another sign that the leaks are making waves is happening over in las vegas at the annual def con hacker conference although it happens every year this year and i say security agency director keith alexander was the keynote speaker and we're hearing the participants of the event were to say the least not happy basically the general today admitted to doing everything they can possibly get a job was exceptional usages these talking amongst each as it which for the rest of it will it really makes no difference whatsoever proving that there is tension between the government and the computer hacking community but it's clear for the obama administration cybersecurity is now a priority and washington liz wall. and snowden arrived at most goes forward on june the twenty third and got stuck in the legal limbo wished. a diplomatic standoff involving numerous countries and flown this we're now joined by aussies from central moscow so you go how will they whole story affect the russian u.s. relations well from the very start of this story president putin said that russia never invited to snow

people over the internet over the phone these are these are topics that have always been discussed at def con but this year in particular given the recent disclosures for met word snowden and what we've learned about the n.s.a. people are especially interested this year and in fact it's for out of the course of the convention there's going to be a panel discussion with the electronic frontier foundation and another with the american civil liberties union where they're going over what exactly is n.s.a. leaks mean you know it's not just civil liberties that are at risk there's all sorts of computer legislation many which are outdated that can provide a way for hackers to accidentally end up not necessarily on the radar of the federal government the just in jail in general alexander spoke yesterday he was actually booed he was jeered there were obscenity that were yelled in his direction he tried to defend a prison he tried to defend the leaked documents attributed to mr snowden which have really blown the cover of the n.s.a. and explained exactly what many people have thought for decades now i'

transparent another sign that the leaks are making waves is happening over in las vegas at the annual def-con hacker conference although it happens every year this year and i say security agency to. director keith alexander was the keynote speaker and we're hearing the participants of the event were to say the least now i happy about alexander's presence there proving that there is tension between the government and be computer hacking community but it's clear for the obama administration cybersecurity is now a priority and washington liz wahl r.t. . all right now to the trial of u.s. army whistleblower bradley manning into its sentencing phase where he could get one hundred thirty six years behind bars for releasing secret documents to wiki leaks former u.s. brigadier general was the first witness to testify he said that manning's revelations about what the military did in iraq and afghanistan certainly did endangered troops would have made it the no deaths resulted from those leaks after a lengthy hearing on money when it was found guilty on twenty out of twenty two counts against him a lar

transparent another sign that the leaks are making waves is happening over in las vegas at the annual def con hacker conference although it happens every year this year and i say security agency director keith alexander was the keynote speaker and we're hearing the participants of the event were to say the least not happy basically the general today admitted to every scene they can possibly get. was exceptional u.s. citizens talking amongst it does it which for the rest of it will it really makes no difference whatsoever proving that there is tension between the government and the computer hacking community but it's clear for the obama administration cyber security is now a priority in washington liz wall are two. edward snowden has indeed left the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport this information being confirmed by the noise system to him and that's only saying that paperwork issued today allows him to leave while and remain in russia for up to twelve months he would get his whereabouts is unknown according to snowden wanted to quote a safe place and to remind you edward snowden

and the tech report is on the road today def con as a grand gathering of hackers where tools of the trade are shared will give you an inside look coming up. it's thursday august first.

of the biggest conventions in the cyber world is underway in las vegas archie is on the ground at def con twenty thirteen or pork just ahead. and when you head up her drink tonight it's probably going to cost you a little bit more at the price of booze is on the rise we'll tell you what's behind the increase as we belly up to the bar later on in the show. hello it's friday august second by the.

. >> other than the address by general alexander at black hat, you attended def con.hat was talked about? >> a lot of times they talk about major security flaws, what's a hackers' playground? a big trend is home automation. i have spoken about home automation. essentially, your home is connected to the internet. i could open and close my garage door with a smartphone with a connected device in my home and innovation here there is a lot of room for hackers to play. and i want to show you an example of a guy who was able to do something interesting. he was a hacker who showed and demonstrated this. >> for instance with this door look i can tell it to please unlock the door. >> and you just did that in a click. >> that's right. >> and the idea that this guy could with a couple lines of code could lock and unlock my doors was scary. we spoke to guys who were able to hack cars so to the point they could take control of your steering wheel with their computer. and that is unbelievable. and i saw a guy with a spy phone who was able to inject malware into an android phone to