The nerd who knew too much: Gary McKinnon interview

By at 11:56 am Wednesday, Jul 13

A fascinating interview with Gary McKinnon by Jon Ronson (author of Them). It's the Double Super Secret 1337 hacker's first since being arrested on criminal charges for hacking into top-level US defense systems. He faces up to 70 years in jail.
McKinnnon: "And then it got more exciting when I started going to places where I really shouldn't be."

Ronson: "Like where?"

McKinnnon: "The US Space Command."

Link to SMH article with cockblocking site-reg. Try username "porkypigg1" / password "pigg". (Thanks Casethejoint, via Defensetech.org)

Also: Boing Boing co-editor David Pescovitz recently reviewed The Men Who Stare At Goats, Ronson's latest book (after THEM) -- Link.

Previously on Boing Boing: UK "Superhacker" who 0wned US mil computers faces extradition

Reader comment: Mark Simpkins says,

Just wanted to point out that the Jon Ronson article about Gary McKinnon is also available on the Guardian website, in whose wonderful paper i spotted it first. No registration (and hey, its the paper that pays Ben Hammersley to build bits of their website). Link.

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