But act like a nihilistic hacker bent on random digital mayhem, and law enforcement may just treat you like one.

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The 20-year-old man, whose name cannot be released under Dutch law, is also known by the hacker alias "OnTheFly".

BBC: Anna Kournikova

That same law is currently being used to extradite hacker Gary McKinnon to the United States despite his British citizenship, and a U.K. judicial review upheld the statute in October.

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