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UK Hacker Extradition to US Blocked

Gadgehit.com writes: "UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, has blocked the extradition to the US of hacker Gary McKinnon after a 10 year court battle. McKinnon, now 46, claims to have hacked NASA computers in 2002 in search of evidence on UFOs, although the US claimed that it was a calculated and intentional attack which caused around £487,000 worth of damages. They also referred to it as “the biggest military computer hack of all time”."

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gaffyh4208d ago

10 years is a long time for an extradition battle. I wonder how many millions have been spent on court fees...

techexclusive4207d ago

I think it was the right decision! He was on UK soil. 60 years is crazy for hacking.

Cueil4207d ago

should have just had him have an accident

Kurylo3d4207d ago (Edited 4207d ago )

they will. Either that or swat teams will raid his home without a warrant... and "accidentally" shoot him.

gaffyh4207d ago

I personally think that the UK law is a little stupid, because we don't have a written constitution, so things change all the time. In the US, citizens simply cannot be extradited if the crime is committed on US soil. The same should be the case in the UK.

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NASA radar images show stadium-sized asteroid tumbling by Earth during flyby

The asteroid zoomed by Earth at a perfectly safe distance of around 1.8 million miles (2.9 kilometers).

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Odysseus mission to be cut short after moon lander's sideways touchdown

Engineers expect to lose contact with the private US moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, cutting short the mission after its sideways touchdown last week.

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NASA: Despite lost contact, there is still hope for the $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft

NASA announced Tuesday that a $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft intended to try out a skewed lunar orbit had lost contact, but agency engineers are confident

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