Hackers beware: the cautionary story of Gary McKinnon.

Arnell, Paul; Reid, Alan

Abstract

The law of extradition was changed following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Subsequent practice has seen the range of extraditable offences expand to include acts not traditionally regarded as terrorist crimes. The case of Gary McKinnon provides one such example. This article describes and analyses the facts and law surrounding the extradition of McKinnon, and concludes that those involved in cyberspace in the United Kingdom should be very conscious of the long arm of United States criminal law.

Citation

ARNELL, P. and REID, A. 2009. Hackers beware: the cautionary story of Gary McKinnon. Information and communications technology law [online], 18(1), pages 1-12. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13600830902727822

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 23, 2009
• Online Publication Date: Mar 23, 2009
• Publication Date: Apr 30, 2009
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2011
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 4, 2011
• Journal: Information and communications technology law
• Print ISSN: 1360-0834
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-8404
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 18
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-12
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13600830902727822
• Keywords: Extradition; Jurisdiction; United States; Computer misuse
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/584