Sony Gets Permission To Search GeoHot's Hard Drive

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Things aren’t looking too spectacular for PS3 hacker George Hotz at the moment, as a federal judge has ordered that Hotz hand his computer over to Sony so they can search his hard drive. This comes after the court’s previous decision to grant Sony a temporary restraining order against Hotz.

According to Wired, Hotz’s attorney objected to the order from U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, saying that by allowing Sony access to Hotz’s PC, they would be able to see the contents of his client’s files. Judge Illston simply replied with “That’s the breaks.”

“Here, I find probable cause that your client has got these things on his computer,” Illston 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.”

Hotz was originally ordered a few weeks ago to hand over his computer equipment so Sony could search it, but today’s hearing was scheduled after Hotz’s attorney, Stewart Kellar, asked for reconsideration. Click the via link below to read Wired’s full write-up of the hearing.