Gary McKinnon fights extradition

User Comments: 6

1. July 29, 2005 11:03 AM
   smtkr said:
   [quote]McKinnon 'owned' computers belonging to the army, navy, airforce, Nasa and the U.S. Department of Defense.[/quote]It should read "McKinnon [B]PWNED[/B] computers..."
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2. July 29, 2005 12:17 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   Unfortunately, this guy is dead. It was always going to happen to the next big hacker after 9/11. Be prepared never to see this guy's sorry ass again....
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3. July 29, 2005 6:07 PM
   Spike said:
   I seem to recall the US claiming that the whole thing had cost them a sum far greater than the amount they are claiming now, just a few months ago.In terms of who I'm going to believe iong the cost of damages side of things, I don't think I favour the US version.
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4. July 30, 2005 1:48 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   When someone gets charged with hacking, even if no damage was done, damage (with a price tag on it) is usually invented, to secure a conviction. Probably find he did no actual harm at all.
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5. August 1, 2005 2:47 PM
   bbutterworth said:
   Many hackers are much like other criminals who know the risks and implications of actually getting caught, at the same time understanding that what they are doing is probably or even definitely illegal. Once fingered, they cry about the injustice they have suffered. No pity here.
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6. August 1, 2005 5:39 PM
   Phantasm66 said:
   I think if you have cracked into the US Military, you are getting what you deserve. There are terrorists and stuff out there and breaking into these things is just not on, regardless of whether actual damage was caused or not.
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