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Re:Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extra... by eastbound on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @08:29AM (#39827019)
> Expats can commit cyber crimes risk-free?

Not an expat. Julian Assange is not a US citizen, not on US ground, does not work for a US company. He can’t be committing “espionage” because he’s not inside; at most he can be committing “reporting” upon US practices.

Same question arose when EU wrote the GDPR: It was a debate at the time that a US company with no activity in EU could be trialled in EU for misdemeanor against EU laws. Apparently it can.

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Re:Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extra... by _fizz_buzz_ on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @08:42AM (#39827126)
I think the case against Assange is a bit flimsy. But this argument doesn’t hold. If you hire a hitman and kill someone in the US, you commit a crime in the US. Even if you are not a US citizen of, have never been to the US and don’t work for a US company.
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Re:Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extra... by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @08:36AM (#39827072)
How is he not an expat of Australia?
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Re:Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extra... by saalweachter on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @08:48AM (#39827177)
Only Americans get to be expats, everyone else has to be immigrants.
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Re:Julian Assange granted permission to appeal against extra... by eastbound on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @08:49AM (#39827189)
He came to UK. He’s not an Australian expat in USA.
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