at Friday, 20 February 2009 00:08by Mike (Bartle) Hounslow
We should be watching the laws in this area carefully.
| ExoOrdinary Rendition - Gary McKinnon - Audio |
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Initially distributed by torrent - you can also download a copy of the audio here if you have issues with streaming above.
McKinnon is fighting against extradition to the US on hacking offences after losing an appeal in April. Only the Law Lords now stand between the Scot and a US trial for allegedly breaking into and damaging 97 US government computers between 2001 and 2002 and causing an estimated $700,000 worth of damage, in what US authorities have described as the "biggest military" computer hack ever.The former sys admin admits he gained unauthorised access to military networks - using a Perl script to search for default passwords - but describes himself as a bumbling amateur motivated by curiosity about evidence of UFOs, rather than a cyberterrorist. McKinnon and his legal team have consistently argued that he ought to be tried in the UK.
The Law Lords agreed to hear arguments that US authorities acted in an "oppressive" and "arbitrary" manner during plea bargaining negotiations, for example, by allegedly threatening McKinnon over the loss of rights to serve part of his sentence in the UK unless he submitted to voluntary extradition. No date for the hearing has been set as yet."
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at Friday, 20 February 2009 00:08by Mike (Bartle) Hounslow Am I the only one fearing that this may set a trend - where those seeking the "truth" in their own way are punished not so much for the act but the area they chose to seek it through?
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