Hacker to be extradited
Friday, August 1, 2008
Gary McKinnon is to be extradited to the US to face accusations of hacking into 97 military and NASA computers.
The Glaswegian received the news following the dismissal of his appeal against the charges by the Law Lords.
Originally, Mr McKinnon lost his case against extradition back in 2006 but was allowed to remain in the UK while his case was appealed.
Now, however, the 42-year-old is set to come to the US to face trial.
He has admitted to entering the computers illegally, however, he claims his motives were harmless as he was not intent on causing damage but was looking for evidence of UFOs.
Meanwhile, British newspaper the Guardian claims the decision to extradite Mr McKinnon could be a mistake, as US officials may be out to save face on what is an embarrassing episode for the government, revealing flaws in network security.
The article claims the US judiciary could hand out a disproportionately harsh sentence for an offence that in the UK would be dealt with more leniently.
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