Murdoch Paper Reporters Eavesdropped On Celebrities' Voicemail

Michael_Curator writes "Executives at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.-owned papers (including current Tory spokesman Andy Coulson) allowed reporters to hack into phone conversations of celebrities and then paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover it up. How did famously technologically-challenged reporters manage the feat without BT catching on? Voicemail." The New York Times says a preliminary investigation's been ordered, but the BBC's coverage indicates that a large-scale inquiry is unlikely.

Re:Allegedly.

[SomeJoel]

Would it make a difference if they had said "allegedly"? People always assume that those accused are guilty. Look at COPS on TV. They have a disclaimer that says "all suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law" but the content of the show clearly implies that everyone is guilty. Disclaimers are so common and superfluous* that nobody pays attention to them anymore.

*: Not all disclaimers are superfluous

Re:Surprised?

[Anonymous Coward]

Celebrity 1: "Hey dude"
Celebrity 2: "Hey dude"
Celebrity 1: "What's up?"
Celebrity 2: "Nothing"
Celebrity 1: "Wanna party?"
Celebrity 2: "That would be totally awesome"
Celebrity 1: "OK, see ya soon. Save Tibet and all that shit."
Celebrity 2: "And the whales too man."

Re:FTFA - default passwords

[Digestromath]

So we all agree it isn't theft. Its obviously copyright infringement! The penalties in the US would mark it as 100,000$ per voicemail track downloaded.

Re:BT?

[Hurricane78]

You young whippersnappers! In my days, BT meant "big tits"! And that is how it should always be!

Now get off my lawn!

Re:Everyones Enemy

[L4t3r4lu5]

I believe this is a intellectual forum. A forum for intellectuals.

Your arrival at this place of intellectual discourse must be relatively recent.

Re:They will get away with this.

[Jaysyn]

I was going to ask where do you want to gun sent, but that is probably what they call conspiracy.