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Published: Thursday 15 June 2006
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Name
Richard Starnes
Location
London, UK
Occupation
President, ISSA UK
Comment
Kevin Mitnick is correct; Gary McKinnon could be prosecuted under UK law. However, the maximum sentence under the UK's Computer Misuse Act is 5 years. Also, the UK's judges have a history of lenient sentencing regarding computer crime cases: Simon Vallor: 2 years, Paul Brogden sentenced to 175 hours of community service and confiscated his computer equipment, Raphael Gray sentenced to psychiatric care, Joseph James McElroy sentenced to 200 hours community service. The list of lenient sentences is extensive. This hardly acts as much of deterrent. Which last I checked was the point of criminal sanctions.
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