Phone-Hacking
Where is the line?
Phone Hacking - How far can you go for a good story?
Phone hacking and the blurring of lines containing investigative journalism since the 1990s.
“I do not doubt that if we do not get this right [confidence] will continue to be damaged.”
News of the World
The case in 2011, News of the World showed how vulnerable we truly are to phone hacking and how it can deceive our perceptions of the world. This is where news companies are competing with each other to the point where they breach people’s privacy in order to get information.
How Can You Be Safe?
-Install anti viral software
-Use of various passwords on phone accounts
-Don't program any passwords into your phone
-Always have a back up
-Password protect your voice mail
-Make sure your Bluetooth 'discoverable mode' is disabled
Six ex-NotW staff questioned
Police have arrested six more journalists out of the News of the World phone-hacking scandal that continues to dog the News Corporation business ahead of its demerger. http://www.crikey.com.au/2013/02/14/more-phone-hacking-arrests-six-ex-notw-staff-questioned/
Phone hacking and the law
The act of intercepting someone’s telephone calls is a criminal, rather than a civil, offence and it is punishable by a either fine or up to two years’ imprisonment or both. Phone hacking also involves civil causes of action, which allows its victims to sue for damages.
A richer Murdoch stands on the cusp of two big wins
Rupert Murdoch may well see off attempts to impose any sort of media regulation in the UK and Australia — and see off the Prime Ministers who proposed it. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report.