Comments on: Detroit crackdown blocks security professional's entry into the U.S.

Banned security researcher happened to travel through an airport experiencing heightened security.

[n3td3v]

Security in action

he didn't have the right visa, peddle on people.

folks only moan when security doesn't work, but security is proved to work then we moan like silly old moany bastards.

this isn't even news, although the conspiracy theorists would love to think he was banned just because he was heading for the blackhat conference.

we should take our hats off to the custom officials for doing a good job and a grand job in respect of national security.

we love to bash the homeland security folks when things go wrong, we never hear when things go right.

love the media,

kiss kiss

[Marcus Westrup]

You've got it wrong.

This has little to do with having the right Visa, and everything to do with border officials who make up their own rules.
You DO know how this works don't you? Security people have the right to deny anybody for any silly reason they can think of. There are many cases of diplomatic immunity being violated by officials who just didn't care.
And yes, being denied because of the blackhat conference is exactly the kind of thing that happens.

[The_Decider]

How did it go right?

Was he a terrorist bent on causing havoc?

No? So stopping a non-threat is the definition of working security in your eyes?