/Security/ .net's video interview with Gary McKinnon!
31/07/2006 | Filed under Discover > Interview / Discover > Security
.net’s exclusive interview with ex-hacker Gary McKinnon. In association with www.theitshield.com
On 4 July Home Secretary John Reid gave the go ahead for Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the US – although hundreds of people had personally signed a pledge to make a representation on his behalf. On the Free Gary McKinnon blog the ex-hacker thanked his supporters:
“The Home Office wrote to my solicitor saying that the volume of communications regarding my extradition was so huge that they could no longer respond to people individually! We are at a point now where the tide seems to be turning. Hopefully, we will overturn this poorly-designed and stealthily placed law before my next birthday (February 10). If we do, there’s gonna be a party and you’re all invited ;+}”
Gary has now appealed to the High Court to avoid decades in prison and millions of dollars in fines. Meanwhile, the House of Lords has voted to put the controversial extradition arrangements with the USA on hold until the US Senate signs its side of the treaty.
We caught up with Gary at Infosecurity Europe, ahead of the extradition ruling by a district judge in early May.
Comments
Daniel Tierney / 07/08/2006 / 10:50
This man is being fitted up, that is SO obvious, Tony Blair, Read and the Labour Party are a disgrace to the British people. Tha americans have NO concept of justice, they won't even ratify the so called agreement with the UK on exradition, A COMPLETE DISGRACE.
kao / 12/11/2006 / 08:05
leave gary alone,let him off with a warning,if the usa leave themselves exposed,hw cn u nt xpect sumone to try n infiltrate,hell if i knew how,i wud giv it a shot
simeon blackwell (Brit not Yank) / 26/11/2006 / 09:50 / http://07835106490
no offence but you should be doing more and not forget gary mkinnon as hes a british citizen and not a yank.
what next? we might as well all have US citizenship if our puppet justice system for the USA takes their orders from the USA. It makes me sick, so do your job and get the publics attention on this as it could be you next, if you speak out against the USA!
Michael / 06/12/2006 / 11:43
I met Gary at the Info Security event in London. What he did was illegal and I believe he should stand trial for his crime, but not in the US and not for clearly unsubstantiated crimes. If we have such a great relationship with the US, why will they not let us put him through our legal system? It would only take a day. A judge would hear the evidence, throw it out and let him go.
But the US clearly wants him in jail. I could slide into human rights issues here and talk about Guantanamo Bay. But Nietzsche said it better, “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.” Sadly the current US government lacks the wisdom to deal with the modern world and our government is trapped in this awe induced trance with a world power. Being British stood for something once and I firmly believe that sense of fairness and passion for equally fair justice will return one day.
Nevertheless when we allow other countries to undermine the level of evidence needed to send a person to trial, or send a British citizen to a foreign country without first recognizing his rights as a British citizen, then you have a clear attack on the fabric of our very society.
Steven Exeter / 03/04/2007 / 23:38
I viewed this interview with great interest, without even knowing about his alleged crime, he claims that
his interest in UFO's drove him to seek further information from sources that are not legally accessible within public domain. Some things are best left alone, he has awoken a sleeping dragon, who's lair has been invaded.
Now this has severe consequences, we do not know what other information he may of seen/gatherd that could harm the USA, this is why we have an Official Secrets Act in the UK, those that are subject to it
are bound by law never to divulge to a third party any information that may harm national security.
He may of indeed caused more harm then he realises, even though his motives may have been just pure human curiosity.
He has committed an act of breaking & entering, this is a criminal offence in the UK, but i agree with previous comments made by others, that the USA need to provide the British government with actual evidence of malicious intent and or damage , before he is considered for extradition.
Mathew Browne / 21/06/2007 / 12:22 / http://www.mbwebdesign.co.uk
The bigger story here is how easily he did it!
