Scouse Express

http://www.smh.com.au/world/scandal-...709-1h80s.html

I hope that massive Civil Penalties and Jail Terms also come their way, for what they have done......if found to be guilty.


Jim.

lansbury

There was an item on our local news last night about a woman who lives in Camas, Washington who claims to be a freelance undercover reporter for the NOW. If that is true how can they have any control over the actions of staff that remote from the papers office.

Egg and Cress

Ditto! My OH just returned from England and brought further details of this mess that I haven't seen in the news reports here. One bit of news we haven't been told is the hacking of a murder victim's phone line and deletion of recorded messages so that the parents weren't aware of the murder. He also said something about them hacking into deceased military personnel phone lines - for what purpose or to what extent, I don't know.

Wish we "Murricuns" were as pro-active as the Brits when it comes to unacceptable and outrageous acts such as this. There are many, many areas where public outrage could be a catalyst for change. Murdock may have had no choice but to pack it in since Renault and Virgin, among many others, pulled their advertising from NOTW, leaving him with drastically reduced advertising income. Can't run a paper on thin air & pay 200 employees' salaries.

Too bad that, for an infected branch, the entire tree had to be taken down down.

Tarkak9

I wonder what the backlash would be etc if it were a non-tabloid paper involved. There truly is no honor amongst thieves, is there. Fleet Street loves any opportunity it can have to take out one of their own given the chance, but it just so happens NOW sabotaged themselves.
Let's hope it puts a dent into Infotainment 'sources' over here (ahem, Faux News)

Sheesh - NOW 38 isn't a compilation of top ten music ... its about top of the chart infractions and felonies committed by Murdoch et all!! .... Now THAT'S what I call news!!

imo keyword "Freelance" that person is an independent contractor ie responsible for their own actions. However, I would imagine there is an element of vicarious liability in place because they are hiring such people to do a specific job and they would know the methodology involved... and subsequently sanctioning it, but, one can wash your hands clean from it all too! - Sorta like US gov't and Blackwater during Iraq.

I do agree with that but its always wishful thinking, isn't it.... everyone LOVES a train wreck and rubber necking of news stories because its out of the ordinary and an escape from our own individual lives (even look at some of the "scandalous" threads on here about who'se done what and said what to whom!). Just as quick as one would grab the pitchfork; its even quicker to stand there staring at it wondering why its in the hand in the first place...

elfman

The Sunday Times seems to be heavily involved in the latest allegations about hacking into Gordon Brown's private life (including his kids' medical records).

lyonsden1193

Glad to see the British sense of humour isn't lost in this matter...
Heard on a friend's answering machine in Southampton last week...

Sorry I'm not here to take your call. please leave a message and the NOTW will respond to you as soon as possible.

Vimto

Fry and Laurie were spot on a few years ago

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p0...urdoch_sketch/

he never should have been allowed to have so much power

katybluewater

Hackgate - The Movie


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFufrqhp0eE

Octang Frye

What, you mean like the BBC?

Nutmegger

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Wish we "Murricuns" were as pro-active as the Brits when it comes to unacceptable and outrageous acts such as this.

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But the UK is a day late and a dollar short on this one -- the evidence has been sitting around in bin bags at Scotland Yard for years, and now there's a problem they figure they'd better take a look at it. That's why the top guys there are dropping like flies.

fatbrit

Hehe! Love these guys...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...hacked-lulzsec

Scouse Express

I think they feel about as welcome as a Fart in a Spacesuit, at the hearing going on, in London.

Jim.

Nutmegger

So much for security -- someone just burst into the hearing and tried to pie Rupert. Wendi caught him a good smack on the head.

Scouse Express

The Phantom Flan-Flinger strikes again!

Jim.

kimilseung

with a fat cheque from Rupert?