Tag archive: prosecution

In a move inspired by the most paranoid of science fiction books, California's Anaheim Union High School District is using GPS to track and locate seventh- and eighth-grade students who habitually skip school, reports the OC Register. Not all students are monitored, however. For now, the program is only designed for the worst offenders. 75 students with four or more unexcused absences are currently enrolled in the volunteer GPS test… Read More

Back in 2001 Gary McKinnon hacked into the computer systems of NASA and the Pentagon. He was, he claims, looking for evidence of UFOs, although he did leave messages on the sites stating how bad the security was and did over $800,000 worth of damage. Since then, arrested, he’s exhausted all his appeals against extradition to the US to face prosecution for his crimes, which could result in a lengthy jail sentence. But now the British… Read More