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  • NASA hacker loses extradition ruling

    Accused hacker Gary McKinnon has lost a crucial battle in his fight to avoid prosecution in the United States after a British judge ordered his extradition to America.

  • NASA hacker ready for a long battle

    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.

  • Hackers become terrorists under UK law

    Computer hacking has come under government scrutiny in Britain, with the passage of a new terrorism act which is now in force.

  • NASA hacker in final bid to fight US extradition

    Gary McKinnon, the Briton who has admitted hacking into NASA systems, is due to fight his extradition to the US in the House of Lords on Monday.

  • NASA hacker case adjourned over extradition fears

    Gary McKinnon, the UK citizen accused of hacking into computer systems run by NASA and the US military, will not be extradited across the Atlantic to face trial unless the US can guarantee he won't be treated as a terrorist.

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