Lauri Love: National Crime Agency loses case to get alleged hacker’s passwords

A UK judge has turned down the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) request to force an alleged hacker to decrypt passwords from data involved in a US hacking case. Hacktivist Lauri Love, who was accused of hacking into Nasa, the US Federal Reserve and the US army, is currently fighting extradition to the US, where he faces the possibility of serving up to 99 years in prison, if found guilty. The NCA had put forward an application to force the decryption of equipment they had seized from Love in 2013. This was to counter Love’s own application to return his property. However, in a hearing on 10 May at the Westminister Magistrate’s Court, the NCA’s application was rejected by District Judge Nina Tempia, who noted it attempted “to circumvent specific legislation that has been passed in order to deal with the disclosure sought,” the Register reported. Speaking about the need for governments across the world to overcome their discord with activists and hackers, Love told the Guardian: “The US government is conducting a war against information activists like me. This kind of thing is a distraction from what is really important – keeping the world secure. I am offering a ‘third way’ where governments and hackers work together and bridge the divide. Governments should be making the most of the talent that computer hackers have to try to work together to solve the problems of computer lack of security.” For the full article click here 

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