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Murdoch Paper Reporters Eavesdropped On Celebrities' Voicemail

Posted by timothy on from the have-a-whole-room-in-the-at&t-building-too dept.

Michael_Curator writes "Executives at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.-owned papers (including current Tory spokesman Andy Coulson) allowed reporters to hack into phone conversations of celebrities and then paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover it up. How did famously technologically-challenged reporters manage the feat without BT catching on? Voicemail." The New York Times says a preliminary investigation's been ordered, but the BBC's coverage indicates that a large-scale inquiry is unlikely.

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  1. Everyones Enemy by flyneye · · Score: 0, Troll

    Someday people will catch on that the popular press is nothing more than charlatans out to make a buck at everyones expense.
    You can't read anything and believe it. The necessity of news is replaced with eye catching lies to sell ads. The necessity of privacy is pushed aside by judges paid off by their large coffers. As long as they can push it by the editor they will write anything whether it is more destructive than its value or not.
    Next time you see a news clown, throw a rock! Mug them! Take their cameras and cripple them permanently. Make it a job no one wants. This includes television and radio. No news is better than the problems associated with the bullshit the general public has to put up with. You can flush this industry down the toilet along with the music industry , movie industry, television and radio. These are some of the true enemies of mankind. Just let it die.

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  2. Basic security by JobyOne · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not changing your voicemail PIN is pretty much equivalent to having one of those bathroom locks that can be opened with a penny on your front door. If somebody breaks in it's still illegal, but you share some blame because you're stupid.

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  3. Re:Allegedly. by 0xdeadbeef · · Score: 0, Troll

    One newspaper alleges that another did this. Why does the summary state, without qualification, that it occurred?

    That's right! You can't trust the MSM gotcha media! A newspaper putting its reputation on the line isn't enough. After all, they do things like break into people's voice-mail! They're all crooked!