tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post116602598807596076..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: EXCLUSIVE: Press Stand Accused of Illegal ActivityIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166210671725593852006-12-15T19:24:00.000+00:002006-12-15T19:24:00.000+00:00I have posted about this in a privacy and civil li...I have posted about this in a privacy and civil liberties blog I am starting up, <A HREF="http://selectprivacy.blogspot.com/2006/12/but-is-it-good-for-journalists.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>In particular, the post notes the NUJ's contradiction between condoning this invasion of privacy while also opposing the NIR by joining NO2ID.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166100376951352842006-12-14T12:46:00.000+00:002006-12-14T12:46:00.000+00:00Unfortunately since politicians can be made & brok...Unfortunately since politicians can be made & broken by newspapers I doubt if many will be prepared to this as seriously as they would if this was, for example, members of the BNP breaking the law.<BR/><BR/>It is not a good thing for anybody to be above the law.<BR/><BR/>There have been a number of cases over the years of mail sent to houses with gangs of journalists hanging around outside going missing. I also remember the incident some years ago when the press were hounding some "new age" travellers & a journalist purported to dig up a gun buried close to them. It was quite obvious it had been planted & no charges were made aginst either travellers or journalist.neil craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157898238945726349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166096833572104022006-12-14T11:47:00.000+00:002006-12-14T11:47:00.000+00:00Quite apart from finally blowing the credibility o...Quite apart from finally blowing the credibility of the fourth estate out of the water, this case has one other potentially important consequence.<BR/><BR/>Apparently (see Telegraph article) the Hampshire detective agency acquired a lot of its information from government sources (DVLA, health facilities, Police National Computer etc).<BR/><BR/>If this all comes out in court it's going to seriously damage the state's case for ID cards and the national identity database. Aren't they forever telling us that the personal information the register will hold will be carefully protected. I'd imagine the information on the Police National Computer would be pretty secure as well.<BR/><BR/>Stick with this one Iain I suspect it will be BIG. I promise to do my virus impression as soon as my computer returns from the hospital.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166092816119890782006-12-14T10:40:00.000+00:002006-12-14T10:40:00.000+00:00Done. http://rachelnorthlondon.blogspot.com/2006/1...Done. http://rachelnorthlondon.blogspot.com/2006/12/shocking-hacks-illegal-info-rap.html<BR/><BR/>Tsk.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807921540492728422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166047941436479902006-12-13T22:12:00.000+00:002006-12-13T22:12:00.000+00:00Done, I've also posted the story with links to thi...Done, I've also posted the story with links to this blog elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166046500977345052006-12-13T21:48:00.000+00:002006-12-13T21:48:00.000+00:00This is a little off topic, but watching the news ...This is a little off topic, but watching the news conference today regarding the murder of the five prostitutes... the line of questioning some of the press used was a disgrace. Trying to coax the police man into saying something he perhaps wouldn't have meant. They were obviously looking for a shocking headline or what not... It’s a shame that the media in this country feel the urge to work in such a way.gammarama.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446662652857302385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166044915423747882006-12-13T21:21:00.000+00:002006-12-13T21:21:00.000+00:00I thought Operation Motorman was the taking of the...I thought Operation Motorman was the taking of the Free Derry No Go zone in the seventies- do the government reuse these names ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166043445925118082006-12-13T20:57:00.000+00:002006-12-13T20:57:00.000+00:00But how might this have affected the Jeffrey Arche...But how might this have affected the Jeffrey Archer/Monica Coughlan story ? <BR/><BR/>Obviously Archole won his libel case against the Daily Star - but if there was more intrusion on press freedom to report, the case might not even have come to court.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166040413244033352006-12-13T20:06:00.000+00:002006-12-13T20:06:00.000+00:00I may have the wrong end of the stick, but this is...I may have the wrong end of the stick, but this isn't a full list. I trust that Thomas's list tomorrow is going to name all of them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166035586566507092006-12-13T18:46:00.000+00:002006-12-13T18:46:00.000+00:00"If the authorities know the details of which news..."If the authorities know the details of which newspapers use these agencies to break the law on their behalf, and if the agencies know which journalists have engaged their services, why are they not all joining News of the World reporter Clive Goodman in the dock this week?"<BR/><BR/>Perhaps because all newspapers have some highly sensitive info about our masters that they keep hidden from public view and plan to use it as insurance i.e. blackmail material should such an eventuality occur?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166034769975913632006-12-13T18:32:00.000+00:002006-12-13T18:32:00.000+00:00'They don't like it up 'em !!..''They don't like it up 'em !!..'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166034244229465102006-12-13T18:24:00.000+00:002006-12-13T18:24:00.000+00:00[Michael White, The Guardian] 'Fearful of what mon...[Michael White, The Guardian] <BR/>'Fearful of what moneybags like Lord Ashcroft of Belize, the former party treasurer, can do by targetting cash into winnable seats for several years before polling day - he helped win a dozen or more of the Tories 36 gains last time and may be busy in your constituency now - Labour is threatening to legislate next spring to tighten local as well as national spending caps.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166033898252979412006-12-13T18:18:00.000+00:002006-12-13T18:18:00.000+00:00The Telegraph have reported it today. Obviously a ...The Telegraph have reported it today. Obviously a clear conscience - they are probably too mean to spend money on external investigators.towcestarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092802492560172339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166031655489291182006-12-13T17:40:00.000+00:002006-12-13T17:40:00.000+00:00Perhaps, the Daily Mail will now refrain from call...Perhaps, the Daily Mail will now refrain from calling law breakers nasty names?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166030029160016842006-12-13T17:13:00.001+00:002006-12-13T17:13:00.001+00:00The Telegraph looks like first in with a report he...The Telegraph looks like first in with a report <A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/12/13/udetective113.xml" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166030024723889912006-12-13T17:13:00.000+00:002006-12-13T17:13:00.000+00:00On the subject of illegal acitivity, a primary sou...On the subject of illegal acitivity, a primary source told me that certain of the editors of these august rags spend their spare cash stuffing white powder up their noses, whilst at the same time "naming and shaming" celebs for the same offense.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1166028900863038702006-12-13T16:55:00.000+00:002006-12-13T16:55:00.000+00:00Done - have a few Technorati tags to be getting by...Done - have a few Technorati tags to be getting by with also <A HREF="http://technorati.com/tag/BBC" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Technorati tag">BBC</A> , <A HREF="http://technorati.com/tag/Newsnight" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Technorati tag">Newsnight</A> , <A HREF="http://technorati.com/tag/Lord+Ashcroft" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Technorati tag">Lord+Ashcroft</A> as this should be a story ideal suited to the BBC - if they can't run with this then whats the point of them ?Man in a Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00990902055642035293noreply@blogger.com