Gary Mckinnon Essay

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Gary McKinnon actions were one of the world’s cybersecurity and cyber crimes revolutions that took in the early 2002s. Gary McKinnon actions opened up several hidden problems, and unanswered questions. On the other hand, some do claim he has mental problems, and some claim he is a criminal; such as the US government. In March 2002, Gary McKinnon was arrested for hacking hundreds of NASA and US military computers for couple of years. Gary McKinnon claims that he was looking for evidence of UFO, and free source of energy. He believes that the US government is hiding it from the public. First, I will explain who is Gary McKinnon, and what did he do before the arrest. Second, I will explain his motivation for his intrusion in to several US military and NASA systems. Third, I will explain the theories of his cyber crimes. Fourth, I will explain why the United States trying to extradite Gary McKinnon from the Scotland government. Finally, I will explain my recommendations to what …show more content…
He believed that the United States government is withholding critical information about antigravity UFOs technology and free source of energy or “Zero-point energy”. He claims this should not be hidden from the general public where most people “can’t pay their fuel bills.” (Watson) He started to snoop around in the late 1990s; first he was just searching around to see what he could find out. However, “his search quickly turned into an obsession.” (BBC) furthermore, “In August 2008 Mr McKinnon was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome - a form of autism. He was diagnosed after an expert in autism watched him in a television interview and contacted his solicitor.” According to professor Simon Baron-Cohen Asperger’s syndrome is the main reason why McKinnon is so obsessed of finding the what he been looking for, even thought he know he was doing something