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DEF CON 24 - Chris Rock - How to Overthrow a Government

DEFCONConference · 268.8K views · 2016-09-03 · 42:20

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A DEF CON 24 talk on how a cyber mercenary group could forge identities and create the conditions for overthrowing a government. It is entertainingly outlandish and includes a drone-mounted saw for cutting power lines.

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HN recommends it as an amazing, entertaining talk and cites it in threads on power-line sabotage and coup tactics.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2017–2019

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taylorfinley · 2019-09 · Strong recommendation

I thought this link was going to be about Mr. Choppy, the drone-mounted power saw designed to cut power lines (for instigating coups, naturally) that Chris Rock showed off[0] in his DEF CON 24 talk, 'How To Overthrow a Government.' If you've not seen this amazing talk I can't recommend it enough. [0] [VIDEO]

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eatbitseveryday · 2017-02 · Recommendation

You might be interested to listen to this talk at DEF CON. Chris Rock (the speaker) tells you how to one could forge new identities, SSN, etc. [VIDEO] [LINK]

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hulahoof · 2017-07 · Reference

IIRC in this talk by Chris Rock at DC24 he mentions this tactic as part of creating the environment for a coup: Edit - direct link [VIDEO]

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