Mitnick Granted Ham License

This Wired report covers the FCC’s decision to grant Kevin Mitnick’s amateur radio license renewal despite his criminal record, closing out the roughly year-long dispute triggered by the commission’s 2001 hearing order.

The ruling came the same week as a separate decision permitting Mitnick to resume using the internet, capping a stretch of legal fights over what technology he could be trusted to access after his release.