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| NCA's bid to get Lauri Love US hack case passwords thrown out | NCA's bid to get Lauri Love US hack case passwords thrown out |
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| A bid by the National Crime Agency to force an alleged cyber hacker to hand over encrypted computer passwords has been thrown out by a judge. | A bid by the National Crime Agency to force an alleged cyber hacker to hand over encrypted computer passwords has been thrown out by a judge. |
| The US is attempting to extradite Lauri Love, 31, on charges of hacking into the US Army, Nasa and US Federal Reserve networks. | |
| The agency (NCA) seized the computers during a raid at Mr Love's home in Stradishall, Suffolk, in October 2013. | The agency (NCA) seized the computers during a raid at Mr Love's home in Stradishall, Suffolk, in October 2013. |
| A call to hand over passwords was rejected by a district judge. | A call to hand over passwords was rejected by a district judge. |
| For more on this go to the BBC Suffolk Local Live site | |
| Delivering her judgment at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court, District Judge Nina Tempia said the NCA should have used the normal police powers to obtain the information. | Delivering her judgment at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court, District Judge Nina Tempia said the NCA should have used the normal police powers to obtain the information. |
| "I'm not granting the application because to obtain the information sought, the correct procedure to use, as the NCA did two-and-a-half years ago, is RIPA (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) and the inherent safeguards incorporated thereafter," she said. | "I'm not granting the application because to obtain the information sought, the correct procedure to use, as the NCA did two-and-a-half years ago, is RIPA (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) and the inherent safeguards incorporated thereafter," she said. |
| She added the courts should not use their case management powers to "circumnavigate" existing laws and the safeguards they carry. | She added the courts should not use their case management powers to "circumnavigate" existing laws and the safeguards they carry. |
| 'Power grab' | 'Power grab' |
| Speaking outside court following the ruling, Mr Love said he was "happy" with the result and accused the NCA of trying to undermine protections safeguarding individuals' property. | Speaking outside court following the ruling, Mr Love said he was "happy" with the result and accused the NCA of trying to undermine protections safeguarding individuals' property. |
| He said: "It is a victory, although it is a more an avoidance of disaster. | He said: "It is a victory, although it is a more an avoidance of disaster. |
| "It retains the status quo, which means there has to be safeguards before you force people to undermine their security." | "It retains the status quo, which means there has to be safeguards before you force people to undermine their security." |
| Mr Love is accused of stealing "massive quantities" of sensitive data resulting in millions of dollars of losses and his lawyers say he faces up to 99 years in prison in the US if he is found guilty. | Mr Love is accused of stealing "massive quantities" of sensitive data resulting in millions of dollars of losses and his lawyers say he faces up to 99 years in prison in the US if he is found guilty. |
| After the raid, no charges were brought in Britain against Love, but the NCA wanted him to hand over his passwords so officers can check the data before all the electronics were returned. | After the raid, no charges were brought in Britain against Love, but the NCA wanted him to hand over his passwords so officers can check the data before all the electronics were returned. |
| Mr Love's team says the application, if granted, would be a significant blow to privacy and amounts to a "power grab" by the security services. | Mr Love's team says the application, if granted, would be a significant blow to privacy and amounts to a "power grab" by the security services. |