Resorts World Las Vegas, a hotel that is hosting attendees of the DEF CON hacking conference this week, will perform daily inspections of rooms including those displaying a privacy sign, according to a letter from the hotel given to guests. An information security professional posted a photo of the letter online. Members of the cybersecurity community have reacted with a mix of anger and disappointment on social media.

“Welcome, and thank you for choosing Resorts World Las Vegas. We are pleased that you have joined us, as you have chosen to stay with us for relaxation, fun and excitement!” the message, written on hotel letterhead, reads.

“As you may or may not know, a well-known hacking convention will be held in Las Vegas during your stay,” it adds. DEF CON runs from August 8 to 11, with many attendees already in the city for the separate Black Hat cybersecurity conference or other events. “We remain committed to our guests’ safety and understand the utmost importance of cybersecurity, as well.”

The letter then describes what staff at Resorts World Las Vegas will be doing: “In an effort to increase the safety of our guests, we will be conducting scheduled, brief visual and non-intrusive room inspections daily beginning Monday, August 5. Rooms with a privacy sign will be included as part of the inspection process.”

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    3 months ago

    People in here speculating about them looking for “hacker shit” and I’m assuming it’s sex trafficking shit.

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      It’s probably guns. That guy who shot all those people at the music festival in Vegas snuck a small arsenal into his room and they didn’t notice until the shooting.

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        3 months ago

        If that were the case, why not do this for every conference? Same question for sex trafficking. Are hackers more violent or sexually exploitative than every other subculture?

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        3 months ago

        Leave high powered rifle in car trunk.

        Wait for appointed search to finish.

        Take high powered rifle back to hotel room?

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          Not really. I mean there’s the shoot before the event, but other than all the feds the most dangerous thing there is a hot 21 yo girl in a bikini.

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            3 months ago

            IIRC Deviant Ollam (i think thats how its spelled) travels with a decent amount of firearms although he has them pretty well secured.