[LINK] Keeping our web browsing safe from News International

Tom Worthington tom.worthington at tomw.net.au
Thu Jul 21 09:08:41 AEST 2011


On 18/07/11 16:22, David Boxall wrote:
> On 18/07/2011 10:33 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> ...
>> ps: How much bigger would the News-of-the-World scandal be if the
>> journalists hacked into on-line accounts, not just phone messages ...
> ...
> What makes you think they didn't?

Yes, it turns out Scotland Yard has "Operation Tuleta" underway to see 
if News International paid for hacking of computer accounts: 
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/phone-hacking/8642649/Police-investigate-new-computer-hacking-claims-linked-to-News-International.html

It would be prudent to check if this was happening in Australia.


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