Home secretary Theresa May is to announce a decision on self-confessed computer hacker Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US. At the same time, Theresa May is expected to announce changes to the UK's extradition arrangements with the US, ...
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Gary McKinnon will not face prosecution in the UK for his alleged hacking of US government computer systems. The hacker, who suffers from Asperger's syndrome, was accused of hacking into military and Nasa computers in 2002, leading to the ...
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The Home Office is to decide by 16 October whether to block the extradition to the US of self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon on the grounds of poor health. The timetable has been set after the High Court intervened in July to end a ...
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British computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not face charges here in the UK, the director of public prosecutions has confirmed. McKinnon, who is still wanted for trial in the US, had his extradition halted by home secretary Theresa May ...
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The mother of hacker Gary McKinnon marked the end of a traumatic chapter of their lives when she give thanks to all those who helped their 10-year campaign against a US order for his extradition to face charges for hacking federal ...
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U.S. officials today expressed dismay over the U.K. government's refusal to extradite British hacker Gary McKinnon, but insisted the broader extradition relationship between the two countries is as strong as ever. In separate statements, ...
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The UK government's decision to enable self-confessed hacker Gary McKinnon to avoid extradition to face trial for breaking into US government and military computers could set a dangerous precedent. Home secretary Theresa May said in a ...
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British computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not be extradited to the US after the move was blocked by Home Secretary Theresa May. McKinnon admits accessing American government computers in 2002, but says he just was looking for evidence ...
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Home secretary Theresa May has issued a statement, which has effectively blocked the extradition of hacker Gary McKinnon. In September, May told Parliament that the coalition agreement committing the government to reviewing the UK's ...
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The U.K.'s Home Office will decide by Oct. 16 whether to block the extradition to the U.S. of Gary McKinnon, who has admitted to hacking into U.S. government computers, McKinnon's attorney said on Thursday. McKinnon, 46, of north London, ...
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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has called for a meeting with home secretary Theresa May after an unprecedented response to his online campaign to block UK student Richard O'Dwyer's extradition to the US. O'Dwyer faces up to ten years in ...
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The High Court has intervened to end a stand-off between the home secretary and Gary McKinnon over the order to have him extradited to face hacking charges in the US. McKinnon's extradition has been stalled since the May 2010 election ...
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Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, has launched a campaign with the Guardian on Change.org to stop the extradition to the US of Richard O'Dwyer, a 24-year-old UK student. Change.org is described as a platform for social change, enabling ...
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