Submission + - British hacker loses extradition appeal
Mordok-DestroyerOfWo writes: Gary McKinnon has lost his appeal against extradition to the US on hacking charges. The BBC News website profiles his history and his motives.
To hear the US government tell it, Gary McKinnon is a dangerous man, and should be extradited back to America to stand trial in a Virginia courtroom.
One US prosecutor has accused him of committing "the biggest military computer hack of all time". But Mr McKinnon has said his motives were harmless and innocent — he was, he says, simply looking for information on UFOs. Read on
Was he a 'bumbling nerd' as he says or were his motives more malicious?
Was he a 'bumbling nerd' as he says or were his motives more malicious?