Security News > 2011 > April > Phone-hacking laws are 'very uneven and unclear'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/26/phone-hacking-laws-christopher-graham By James Robinson guardian.co.uk 26 April 2011 The information commissioner has told a powerful group of MPs that legislation outlawing phone hacking is "very uneven" and "very unclear" and the law should be clarified. Christopher Graham told the home affairs select committee that existing legislation outlawing the practice "was drawn up for another age and other circumstances". The committee is investigating the legal framework surrounding phone hacking following revelations that the News of the World commissioned a private investigator to illegally intercept voicemail messages belonging to dozens of public figures. Since the committee began its inquiry the paper has apologised to eight victims who are suing its owner, News Group Newspapers, in the high court and offered to pay them compensation. The total bill is likely to run to many millions of pounds. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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