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Nasa hacker gets temporary reprieve
News The presidents of the European Court Human Rights have granted interim relief to Gary McKinnon for a period of two weeks until 28 August, 2008 for the application to be heard before the full chamber," said solicitor Karen Todner in a statement.
[August 12, 2008, 13:22]
Nasa hacker has 'shut down', say protesters
News A peaceful protest took place on Tuesday outside the Home Office on Marsham Street in London against the extradition of self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon to the US. Should the home secretary reject McKinnon's plea, Todner said she was...
[September 3, 2008, 18:32]
MPs urge Johnson to halt McKinnon extradition
News A cross-party group of senior MPs is meeting home secretary Alan Johnson on Wednesday to request clemency for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon. Gary's medical condition is such that medical experts have concluded there is a grave risk to Mr McKinnon's...
[September 9, 2009, 14:24]
Nasa hacker fight heads to Europe
News Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon has lost a high-court bid to have his case taken to the new UK Supreme Court, paving the way for his extradition to the US on hacking charges. Gary McKinnon's solicitor Karen Todner (left) reacts to the High Court rebuff...
[October 9, 2009, 11:17]
McKinnon should be scared; so should America
Talkback Perhaps Gary should appeal to the European Court of Human Rights, which should hold that he be tried and sentenced in his own country. Between the EU and the US, our citizens are loosing all the rights that they were used to, despite the EU...
[May 11, 2006, 10:50]
AI gets down to business
News Then the Deep Blue team beat Gary Kasparov, and now it's not considered an AI problem," Cliff points out. In general AI can be used to improve products and make machines do things that otherwise you'd need a human to do," Cliff says.
[January 23, 2001, 14:20]
Networks boost security against attacks
News RedSiren chief security officer Daine Gary is a member of the FBI's InfraGard advisory board, which issued the terrorist alert. Among the recommendations RedSiren is making to clients is to review critical logs for suspicious traffic in an effort...
[September 17, 2001, 10:39]
NASA hacker ready for a long battle
News Waiting for the decision on his extradition hearing, expected on 10 May, Gary McKinnon has steeled himself for the possibility that the suspense may last much longer than a mere week and a half. McKinnon is prepared to go as far as the European...
[May 2, 2006, 12:45]
Nasa hacker loses Lords appeal against extradition
News Gary McKinnon, the so-called 'Nasa hacker', has lost his appeal to the House of Lords and now faces deportation to the US. McKinnon's only hope of avoiding having to go to the US to face trial there now rests with the European Court of Human Rights.
[July 30, 2008, 15:02]
NASA Hacker McKinnon gets appeal extension
Blog Comment There is strong anecdotal evidence that the Americans are greatly exaggerating the the consequences of Gary's activities and hence the prosecution and any sentence would be likely to be vindictive. The treaty and mechanism is not reciprocal...
[October 18, 2009, 15:11]
Kevin Mitnick: The great pretender
News ZDNet UK caught up with the ex-cracker, ahead of his keynote speech on the "art of deception" at the MIS CISO Executive Summit in Barcelona, to discuss developments in social engineering, new US laws monitoring telephone systems, and alleged "NASA...
[June 14, 2006, 11:40]
Nasa hacker loses final legal challenge
News Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking Nasa and military installations. However, Gary McKinnon has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome.
[August 28, 2008, 13:17]
Nasa hacker lawyers push for UK jail term
News The solicitors of self-confessed Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon have formally requested that the US give assurances that he serve any prison term in the UK. A protest against McKinnon's extradition has been organised for Tuesday 2 September outside the...
[September 1, 2008, 17:39]
Chess grandmaster to battle supercomputer
News In a contest that has echoes of Gary Kasparov's epic encounter with IBM's Deep Blue, Adams and the Hydra computer will play up to six games over the next week, for a prize fund of $150,000 (£80,000). The latest battle between man and machine will...
[June 21, 2005, 11:05]
NASA hacker debate rages on
News Security experts are divided over whether Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, should stand trial in the US. McKinnon was told last week he would be sent to the US after Home Secretary John Reid signed his extradition papers, but he has vowed to...
[July 14, 2006, 12:50]
Nasa hacker judicial review date set
News We're hoping the court will say that Gary's Asperger's will prevent his extradition, as to extradite him would be a breach of his human rights," said Todner. A date has been set for a High Court judicial review of Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon's case.
[February 27, 2009, 17:03]
MPs take McKinnon fight to US ambassador
News Three senior British politicians are taking their campaign for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon to the American ambassador in London. The cross-party group of politicians is pushing for the US to end its extradition proceedings against McKinnon on human...
[September 10, 2009, 16:16]
Lords to consider Nasa hacker appeal
News Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into Nasa's computer systems, may be able to appeal to the House of Lords against his extradition to the US. If things don't go Gary's way in the House of Lords, there's not really another avenue...
[August 1, 2007, 12:52]
Nasa hacker's fate hangs in balance
News The fate of Gary McKinnon, known as the "Nasa hacker", is still hanging in the balance after his appeal against extradition to the US was adjourned at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday evening. It has urged the Court of Appeal to consider referring...
[February 16, 2007, 12:30]
Judges delay decision in Nasa hacker case
News High-court judges have deferred their decision in the case of Gary McKinnon, accused by the US government of 'the biggest military hack of all time', in a move that may push back the timetable for his extradition.
[June 11, 2009, 13:40]
