Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Why Is The Tabloid 'News Of The World' Hacking The Phones Of The Families Of Servicemen Killed In Iraq Or Afghanistan?



Phone Hacking: Families Of War Dead 'Targeted' By News Of The World -- The Telegraph

The bereaved relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan may have had their phones hacked by a private investigator working for the News of the World.

The Daily Telegraph has learnt that the personal details of the families of servicemen who died on the front line have been found in the files of Glenn Mulcaire, the private detective working for the Sunday tabloid.

The disclosure that grieving relatives of war dead were targets for the newspaper prompted anger among military charities, who said it was a “disgusting and indefensible assault on privacy”.

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Update:
Even war widows on hackers' hit-list: Who else have they targeted? -- Daily Mail

My Comment: This is horrible .... what were they thinking?

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