UK hacker's case before Law Lords

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A Briton is taking his fight against US extradition for allegedly carrying out the "biggest military computer hack of all time" to the House of Lords.





Glasgow-born Gary McKinnon, a systems analyst, is accused of gaining access to 97 US military and Nasa computers from his north London home.



Known as Solo, he was arrested in 2002 but never charged in the UK.



Ex-Home Secretary John Reid granted the extradition request but lawyers argue the move would breach his human rights.



Mr McKinnon's legal team argued at the High Court in London in 2007 that he was subjected to "improper threats".



If extradited, they said, he would face an unknown length of time in pre-trial detention, with no likelihood of bail.



They argued he would face a long - about 45-year - prison sentence, and might not be allowed to serve part of it in the UK.



But two High Court judges said they could find no grounds for appeal.



The Law Lords will examine alleged threats by US authorities, including one by New Jersey prosecutors that Mr McKinnon "would fry".



He has never denied accessing the computer networks between February 2001 and March 2002.



Mr McKinnon has always maintained he was motivated by curiosity and only managed to get into the networks because of lax security.

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idol ni nako siya

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hahahaha.... @idol oie.. grabeha.. sa tanang comment.... idol nimo kay criminal.. haha... mao man ni ang reason why many people become criminals.. because people idolize criminals...

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"Mr McKinnon has always maintained he was motivated by curiosity and only managed to get into the networks because of lax security. "

naa pud xa point dri kay if dli lax ila security kay dli man jud xa kasulod sa ila network bu then again... if tight ra sad kay ma challenge pud ug maayo toinks...

[r0mm3L]

this happend last 1997?

wala pa cguro kaau na innovate ang network security that time

i wonder if he can do it again this time

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between February 2001 and March 2002... not 1997... hahaha.. ka outdated na maa anang os prior oie...

[r0mm3L]

awww 2001 diay, aww bati cguro gihapon network security

i dunno if vendors are already selling their IDP that time. or basin bryt lang gyud kay ni sya wekkeke

wala sya sa punto nga lax ang security

kong naay balay nga abli purtahan pwede na d i ka mo sulod ug mangawat?

bisag abli pana nya dili secured, invasion gihapon tawag ana, priso gihapon

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awww 2001 diay, aww bati cguro gihapon network security

i dunno if vendors are already selling their IDS that time. or basin bryt lang gyud kay ni sya wekkeke

wala sya sa punto nga lax ang security

kong naay balay nga abli purtahan pwede na d i ka mo sulod ug mangawat?

bisag abli pana nya dili secured, invasion gihapon tawag ana, priso gihapon

sakto ning imong point.. pero i think i can still make an argument (haha lets keep the thread alive).. pareha ang concept sa balay og computer.. pero sa computer, naay option nga "copy" so if ever nga naa kay kuhaon, you can just copy it.. sa balay there is no such thing...

[giddyboy]

if this is all about computer hacking, na headline a few days back that CHINESE HACKED INTO US CONGRESS computers...and to think since 2006 pa ni nahitabo ug hangtod karon cge pa ghapon.

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well, there isn't much top secret info in US Congress computers than what the military computers has to offer...