About this episode

The episode discusses Gary McKinnon's hacking of U.S. government computers and the subsequent legal challenges he faced.

Today, the fear of hacking into our government’s sensitive digital information is one of the country’s top national security priorities. However, what if the largest U.S. government hack in history wasn’t perpetrated by a foreign adversary, but a regular guy with his home computer in London? Gary McKinnon, using off-the-shelf, legal software, was able to hack dozens of Government computers, some even located in the Pentagon. His goal: to spread his political message of anti-imperialism and search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. But what followed his hacks was a decade in which he feared extradition and a life behind bars in the United States. Still, the question remains: what did he find? AuraFrames: The perfect gift https://auraframes.com/milehigher to save $25 on a Carver Mat frame! Use code MILEHIGHER at checkout! Casper: The sleep that you deserve https://casper.com and save up to 20% on mattresses! ZocDoc: Take the stress out of appointments https://zocdoc.com/milehigher catch up on those checkups! MintMobile: Save on your phone bill https://mintmobile.com/milehigher to get started for the best in unlimited plans! Intro 0:00 Gary's Early Life 13:53 Not Like the other…

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