Police and parliament have mostly focused their probes on how journalists illegally accessed the voicemails of celebrities, politicians and crime victims, and who at the company knew about it. More revelations of computer hacking and other forms of spying could emerge, Tom Watson, a Labour Party lawmaker, said yesterday.
“My own concerns are that this will lead to other forms of covert surveillance, and I think the next scandal will be computer hacking and we're going to be living with this for weeks and months to come,” said Mr. Watson, who is also a member of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee that is investigating phone hacking. (more)
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