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Old 19-10-2012, 18:15   #21
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Has Gary McKinnon got off with Crime?

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth View Post
As for USA security- how can they have a system which could start the third world war but is so open to hacking that someone with Aspergers can get into it and wreck it using a quite low powered laptop?
Makes you wonder how safe our bank accounts,credit cards etc. are!
Yes he should go on trial but here.

Gordon, he may go on trial here...that decision will be made by the DPP.

Did Gary Mc Kinnon wreck the US security system? I haven't read that allegation...but saying that I haven't read everything about the case.

I'm not sure how highpowered your equipment needs to be....I thought it (hacking)was down to computer knowledge and expertise.
Anyway, he showed them that they needed to be much more security savvy if they want to protect their secrets.

I am not anti US, but feel that they need to know that we are no longer their poodle...was it Tony Blair and his cosying up to George Bush that made them think we would jump to their command?
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