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Defcon's new badge is a security key you can see inside

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This year's Defcon badges, according to Ars Technica, are shifting focus away from elaborate electronic puzzles toward what's inside—an innovative open-source chip designed by legendary hardware hacker Andrew Bunnie Huang. The chip aims to advance security, transparency, and trustworthiness in computing.

Source: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/08/defcons-new-badg...

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