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A court rules that hacking Wi-Fi is not a crime

March 22, 2011 - 6:08am | Law aspects | News
A court rules that hacking Wi-Fi is not a crime

A court in the Netherlands ruled that hacking into Wi-Fi connections is not a crime providing any connected computers remain untouched. Meantime, the guidance does not imply that piggy-backing (or leeching) open wireless networks is not a crime.
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A UK autistic man that hacked 97 NASA computers will be extradited to US

July 31, 2009 - 7:51am | Fraud | News
A UK autistic man that hacked 97 NASA computers will be extradited to US

Friday, Britain's High Court declined the autistic British man's appeal not to be extradited to the US to face trial for hacking into military computers. The Court ruled that Gary McKinnon should face the extradition, moreover Judge Stanley Burnton said in his 41-page ruling that extradition was "a lawful and proportionate response to his offending." He also said the case should be dealt with "as expeditiously as possible," and McKinnon could be extradited by September.
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