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[–] ArchangelleShe [S] 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago 

Both of which are bullshit. The precedent this sets is that you can be extradited to a country you have never been to over things you did on the Internet. The US cares about copyright, China cares about censoring dissenters.

GitHub was DDoSed by China because they host code and tools used to circumvent their censorship. As China gains more international influence and as treaties like the TPP undermine national sovereignty, expect to see US citizens being extradited for misbehaving on the Internet in the not so distant future.

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[–] WhiteSoIMustBeRacist 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Both of which are bullshit. The precedent this sets is that you can be extradited to a country you have never been to over things you did on the Internet.

That's not a new precedent. That's why we have extradition treaties with numerous countries. This isn't like he happened to download a movie that was being hosted in the U.S. The bulk of his criminal operation (his servers) existed on U.S. land

expect to see US citizens being extradited for misbehaving on the Internet in the not so distant future.

It's called extradition, and it's been around for hundreds of years. Internet doesn't really change much. If the crime is substantial enough, then a country just may pursue it.