Why the UK was right not to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek … month period from February 2001 through until March 2002, McKinnon apparently 'hacked into' 97 of them, including those… passwords that were common knowledge in the hacking community. McKinnon is and was no terrorist, and no real threat…the now Prime Minister, David Cameron, appeared to support McKinnon when he stated that he was "a vulnerable … Bonkers Boris, Mad McKinnon, Osama Bin-Laden, Barack Obama and Little Green Men From Mars Hardware and Software Networking by happygeek …quot;http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry2863.html"]Gary McKinnon[/URL], the [URL="http://www.itwire.com/content…://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/4348617/Gary-McKinnon-believes-in-little-green-men---but-it-doesnt-make-… in the UK. Under the heading of "Gary McKinnon believes in little green men – but it doesn't … Gary McKinnon update: MP quits, Brown sympathises, Americans have hissy fit Hardware and Software Networking by newsguy …uk/debate/article-1200270/ANDREW-MacKINLAY-This-feeble-wobbling-McKinnon-bad-democracy.html?ITO=1490"]Daily Mail[/URL…senior military officer based at the Pentagon insisted that McKinnon did not participate in some harmless incident but … perhaps? Especially given the bizarre celebrity status that McKinnon has now achieved in the UK? Or maybe … Security Journalist of the Year says UK is wrong to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Networking by happygeek …woefully inadequate. Rather predictably, but nonetheless sadly, Gary McKinnon today lost his judicial review in London which he… than the hacker, and 71 percent believe that McKinnon should not be extradited to the US. Of … is wholly inappropriate to make an example of McKinnon when serious criminals accused of financially motivated crimes … Re: Why the UK was right not to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Information Security by flypie You talking rubbish Wavey See [Click Here](http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2012/10/gary-mckinnon)The US and the UK should allow each other to prosecute in their repsective courts, it would avoid the extradition problem. I'm a Scouse Geek. Re: Bonkers Boris, Mad McKinnon, Osama Bin-Laden, Barack Obama and Little Green Men From Mars Hardware and Software Networking by tiger86 I wrote on this a while back and did my research. I read an interview with mckinnon and he said that there was no password. I am a bit surprised that the military wouldn't add a password but then again Mckinnon most likely is telling the truth. Obama is right we need to restructure our military; I think we need one who knows what a password is!! Re: Security Journalist of the Year says UK is wrong to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Networking by Dread Cthulhu … fella what killed his family and fled to England. That McKinnon committed his crime remotely should have no bearing in the… plain, old-fashion anti-American attitudes and the fact that McKinnon is a marginally sympathetic criminal. As for the complaint that… Gary McKinnon wins extradition reprieve for psych review Hardware and Software Networking by happygeek … to prevent the extradition of self-confessed NASA Hacker Gary McKinnon had been exhausted, especially when just last week a couple… here[/URL] on DaniWeb that "I seriously doubt that McKinnon could get a fair trial in the US where he… they think the book should be thrown at him and McKinnon should get 'what he deserves' which would appear to be… Re: Bonkers Boris, Mad McKinnon, Osama Bin-Laden, Barack Obama and Little Green Men From Mars Hardware and Software Networking by happygeek Why would McKinnon be telling the truth? Seriously, he says he saw proof (including the names and ranks) of aliens in the US military - trouble is he didn't think to save those files so that 'proof' is handily just in his somewhat troubled head it seems. NASA hacker McKinnon promises guilty plea Hardware and Software Networking by newsguy Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who is still fighting against extradition to … his battle for justice in the UK. Apparently, lawyers representing McKinnon have told the British Crown Prosecution Service that he would…="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/20017/53/"]McKinnon[/URL] is facing charges of breaking into systems not only… Thoughts on Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Networking by GuyClapperton …been a lot of comment in the past on Gary McKinnon and his hacking into US military computers. Readers might … from this, but that doesn't necessarily make Mr. McKinnon's actions right. I do understand the obsessive nature of… Mr. McKinnon's condition. I have taken in that the National Autistic… Hacking the NASA Twitter Account Digital Media Digital Marketing by happygeek …/news/story231374.html"]it doesn't look like Gary McKinnon was involved[/URL], another NASA hacking accusation might ruin any… Pentagon hacker allegedly threatened with Guantanamo Bay military tribunal Hardware and Software Networking by happygeek …feed=technologyfull"]Observer newspaper this morning[/URL] Gary McKinnon, the British hacker accused of what US prosecutors …extradition, arguing that such an attempt at getting McKinnon to accept a plea bargain were an unlawful abuse…to the Observer story, his supporters claim that if McKinnon had agreed to a deal offered during secret meetings… Is this what Gary was up to? Community Center by GuyClapperton ….bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4715612.stm"]Gary McKinnon[/URL], currently in a US jail hoping to be extradited… into someone else's network. I'd much rather Mr. McKinnon had quietly informed someone that their network had a hole… anybody's property to research it. If I'd found McKinnon having forced an entry into my living room claiming he… Couple make burglar clean up at gunpoint Community Center Geeks' Lounge by The Dude … the wrong family to mess with, literally. Adrian and Tiffany McKinnon returned home on Tuesday after a week away to find… had emptied almost everything the family of five owned, Tiffany McKinnon said through tears. [more][quote]When police arrived, Bullock complained… Re: Is this what Gary was up to? Community Center by DeepCut Hi Guy. Just to straighten out a couple of errors there. McKinnon is in the UK fighting extradition to the US. Also, this whole hack-into-pc break-into-house analogy doesn't stand up. I'm sure all people would agree having someone break into your home is far, far worse than having someone access your PC's hard-disk. Swimming with Googles Digital Media Digital Marketing Search Engine Strategies by happygeek …="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3877.html"]Gary McKinnon's little green men[/URL] while you explore I guess… Social Media Brings Open Source Sensibility to the Web Digital Media Digital Marketing by Techwriter10 … conversation with [URL="http://candyandaspirin.blogspot.com/"]Cheryl McKinnon[/URL], CMO at open source content management vendor [URL="… Tango Down: Anonymous #OpFreeAssange strikes Number 10 and UK Justice Dept Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek … surveillance proposals' and, interestingly, also the extradition cases of Gary McKinnon and Richard O'Dwyer. All of the government websites are… Re: British Police Get Go-Ahead to Hack Home Computers Digital Media Digital Marketing Search Engine Strategies by Justin Ryan … international incident. If they're luck is anything like Gary McKinnon's, they'll be on their way to an espionage… Re: Why the UK was right not to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek That would be an even more slippery slope methinks... Re: Why the UK was right not to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Information Security by flypie How. Everyone seems to think that their courts are fair and unbiased so if the US Gov had brought an action under the computer misuse act in a UK court who could complain. Re: Why the UK was right not to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Information Security by happygeek Sorry, wrong end of stick error. Actually, I agree with you there. Re: Why the UK was right not to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Information Security by diafol Good idea, but you then have myriad countries prosecuting UK subjects on UK soil. Who's law do you enforce? English/Scottish or that other country's. I'm assuming that you could only work within the confines of 'English Law' in England and Wales. How stringent would the checks be on 'foreign' evidence? All governments would provide clean evidence, … Re: Why the UK was right not to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Information Security by flypie The law of the country in which the court is situted. In the end what would happen is that the US State/Embassy or Gov would appoint someone to server as their DPP here and would hire Solcitors/barrister as needed. Porbabley the same ones the CPS uses. Re: Why the UK was right not to extradite Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Information Security by gerbil I'm no security expert, very far from it, but I am strongly of the opinion that if you connect an interesting network into the public domain then security is just a dream. Leased lines/pipes are available. If you need to have access over the web, then let it be to some unconnected domain with vetted information available and vetted feedback before … Re: Thoughts on Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Networking by happygeek Wanna fight? :) See [url]http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry4595.html[/url] Re: Thoughts on Gary McKinnon Hardware and Software Networking by GuyClapperton Outside, you! Seriously though, he's up for a trial and nothing more. This isn't a lynch mob, it's a request from a sophisticated nation of our allies who've detected a breach in their security emanating from our country. What's to disagree with? Re: Hacking the NASA Twitter Account Digital Media Digital Marketing by CatRambo It would have been even better if they were selling something like real estate on the Moon. ;) Re: Hacking the NASA Twitter Account Digital Media Digital Marketing by happygeek Yeah, don't you just hate hackers/spammers with no sense of humour? :)