Phone hacking: Met police to investigate mobile tracking claims

[seafan]

Source: UK Guardian

Scotland Yard has been asked to inspect thousands of files that could reveal whether its officers unlawfully procured mobile phone-tracking data for News of the World reporters.

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The claims were made by Sean Hoare, the News of the World whistleblower, days before he was found dead at his home on Monday. His disclosure about the purchase of illicit location data was first made to the New York Times, which said the practice was confirmed by a second source at the tabloid. Police have said Hoare's death was not suspicious.

Mobile phone location data, which is highly regulated, would give tabloid reporters access to a method of almost total surveillance, arguably even more intrusive than hacking into phone messages.

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The New York Times first reported that the News of the World may have had access to phone-tracking data last week, days before Hoare's death.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/21/phone-hacking-police-mobile-tracking

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Hoare had earlier made the allegation (2005) that http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1523806">Greg Miskiw, Hoare's editor at that time, could obtain information about a person's precise location by using their mobile phone number.



Meanwhile, a stroll down memory lane:

Pushing the Limits Of Wartime Powers, December 18, 2005

Bush-linked Telecom lobbyists pressuring Congress for blanket immunity for illegal wiretapping., September 21, 2007

Senate votes to award telecom immunity for illegal wiretapping ordered by Bush, February 12, 2008

[midnight]

1. I'm sure the police will find that they did nothing wrong..

[leveymg]

2. The implication here is that GWOT and warrantless wiretaps have been a front for political black ops

It's even worse than that.

The implication here is that GWOT and warrantless wiretaps have been a front for political black ops and economic takedowns on a national scale. Now, it's our turn.

That's almost too plausible. No wonder Holder's DOJ has done seemingly nothing to bring Murdoch's organization to account. That would open up a much larger can of worms that involves factions of the US intelligence community and several competing foreign powers - including our major "allies" in highly illegal domestic operations.

The basic approach seems to be this: if it can be done, do it. There's no accountability for crimes above a certain level - it's just global business as usual operating behind the secrecy afforded by national security. Nothing new about this game, except it's losing the veneer of legitimacy.

[fascisthunter]

3. Yes!