Creating a false base station is one of the tricks that researcher Chris Paget is expected to perform on Saturday in a talk at Defcon, a more hacker-friendly conference that immediately follows Black Hat.

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The chair of the state Democratic Party, Chris Redfern, sarcastically calls Paget the perfect candidate for the Republicans.

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Mr. CHRIS REDFERN (State Democratic Party): Joy Paget is the right person for the job because she spent the better part of the last two years supporting Bob Ney, resisting the accusations that have been leveled against him, carrying water for him every step of the way.

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