PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz has been ordered to surrender his hard drive and allow Sony to inspect it for material linked to the compromise of the console's security algorithms.
US District Court Judge Susan Ilston made the ruling during a hearing yesterday, but backtracked on her earlier order for Hotz to retrieve information that relates to the hacking of the PlayStation, on the grounds that such a task is unreasonable.
"It's information. It can't be retrieved. It's just not practical," the judge said. "What would they do, Xerox it and mail it back?"
Naturally Hotz's attorney, Stewart Keller, contested the hard drive inspection, but Illston explained that Sony's search will be limited. "Here, I find probable cause that your client has got these things on his computer," she said. "It’s a problem when more than one thing is kept on the computer. I’ll make sure the order is and will be that Sony is only entitled to isolate … the information on the computer that relates to the hacking of the PlayStation."
A time and place will be decided between Sony and Keller to meet and search the hard drive.
Source: Wired
US District Court Judge Susan Ilston made the ruling during a hearing yesterday, but backtracked on her earlier order for Hotz to retrieve information that relates to the hacking of the PlayStation, on the grounds that such a task is unreasonable.
"It's information. It can't be retrieved. It's just not practical," the judge said. "What would they do, Xerox it and mail it back?"
Naturally Hotz's attorney, Stewart Keller, contested the hard drive inspection, but Illston explained that Sony's search will be limited. "Here, I find probable cause that your client has got these things on his computer," she said. "It’s a problem when more than one thing is kept on the computer. I’ll make sure the order is and will be that Sony is only entitled to isolate … the information on the computer that relates to the hacking of the PlayStation."
A time and place will be decided between Sony and Keller to meet and search the hard drive.
Source: Wired
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