International
Arctic
mapping uncovers fissures in US, Canadian land claims - 28 July
The formal announcement Tuesday of a joint Canada-US survey of
Arctic waters, intended to showcase bi-national co-operation in the
mapping and potential ownership of large swaths of ocean floor in
the Beaufort Sea, has also highlighted simmering jurisdictional
disputes between the two countries - and possible new ones as
undersea territory is divided near the North Pole. - The
Vancouver Sun website
Cyberlaw
Hacker's
'moral crusade' over UFO - 28 July
A Briton fighting extradition to the US for hacking into top-secret
computers claims he was morally justified in breaking the law. Gary
McKinnon admits hacking into 97 US government computers, including
Nasa's and Pentagon's, during 2001 and 2002. He told the BBC he was
on a "moral crusade" to prove US intelligence had found an
alien craft run on clean fuel. Results of judicial reviews into Mr
McKinnon's case are due on Friday. - BBC
News website
Hacker
loses extradition appeal - 31 July
British hacker Gary McKinnon has lost his latest High Court bid to
avoid extradition to the United States. The US wants to try the
43-year-old, from Wood Green, north London, for what it calls the
biggest military computer hack of all time, in 2001 and 2002. Mr
McKinnon admits hacking, but denies it was malicious or that he
caused damage costing $800 000 (£487 000). Whether or not he can
appeal to the UK Supreme Court will be decided at a later date, Lord
Justice Burnton said. - BBC News
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