BBC Profiles Extradited Cracker Gary McKinnon

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC has published a very good profile of Gary McKinnon. It discusses his motives and methods as well as raising the question as to whether he is a malicious 'hacker' or whether he was simply obsessed with finding info about UFOs and should be praised for finding security faults in what should be extremely secure systems. This should provided stimulus for some interesting discussion on Slashdot especially between us Brits and our American friends following the confirmation of his extradition to the USA."

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Re:Should he be praised

[Anonymous Coward]

It's much like the Lend/Lease agreement of WWII. (The British lent equipment to the US, and the US leased equipment to the British. I believe the UK finally had paid off the debts in the late 90's)