Anonymous and LulzSec case: police fly to US to gather hacking evidence

[The Northerner]

British officers hope to gain more evidence to use in prosecution of UK teenagers suspected of carrying out online attacks

British police officers have flown to the US to gather evidence of computer hacking that could be used in the prosecution of two UK teenagers suspected of carrying out online attacks on behalf of Anonymous and LulzSec.

Jake Davis, 18, from the Shetland Islands, and Ryan Cleary, 19, from Wickford, in Essex, will appear in January before Southwark crown court in London charged with attacks on websites including the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca).

While neither Davis nor Cleary were at Southwark crown court for a short hearing on Tuesday morning, Judge Nicholas Lorraine-Smith said the co-defendants would need to appear at the court for a plea and case management hearing on 27 January.

Davis, who was arrested earlier this month, and Cleary, who was arrested in June, are remanded on police bail, prohibited from accessing the internet via a computer or phone, and have restrictions on their movements.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/aug/30/anonymous-lulzsec-hacking-evidence

[Eric J in MN]

1. Using the internet is so central to functioning in society today...

...that "no internet" as a bail-rule is a severe condition.

[saras]

2. Why do you think they're doing it? They want these two to end up unemployed street people.

...as it's highly unlikely that they will sell out to the neocons like people who just hack for fun are liable to.