Comments on: News of the World Phone Hacking Scandal Hits the Sex Writer World http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-hits-the-sex-writer-world.html Journalist and author Violet Blue's site for sex and tech culture, accurate sex information, erotica and more. Tue, 26 May 2015 17:18:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: K__ http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-hits-the-sex-writer-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-14802 K__ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 03:30:49 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=11089#comment-14802 <i>When you get bulk email and you view the images the sender can set the image url to essentially record who accessed it – and put a unique identifier into each email message. So they know when and where you accessed the email from, and that’s why the sender knew she was in Florida. IP location has good uses, and bad uses. </i> If your e-mail client defaults to block all images, is this sufficient to disable the tracking? For example, on gmail I have auto-loading of embedded images turned off by default. When you get bulk email and you view the images the sender can set the image url to essentially record who accessed it – and put a unique identifier into each email message. So they know when and where you accessed the email from, and that’s why the sender knew she was in Florida. IP location has good uses, and bad uses.

If your e-mail client defaults to block all images, is this sufficient to disable the tracking? For example, on gmail I have auto-loading of embedded images turned off by default.

]]> By: redpesto http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-hits-the-sex-writer-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-14796 redpesto Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:15:38 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=11089#comment-14796 You may have already picked up on this, VB, but the <a HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/14/fbi-news-corp-hacking-claims" rel="nofollow">FBI are going to investigate</A> whether any of Murdoch's Orcs hacked the phones of 9/11 families. Sample quotes: "Peter King, the Republican chairman of the homeland security committee in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday wrote to the director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, and asked him to open an investigation into the 9/11 allegations. "Jim McCaffrey, a New York firefighter who lost his brother-in-law Orio Palmer, also a firefighter, on 9/11, welcomed the FBI inquiry. "If these claims are found to be true I think it's a terrible revelation and very, very upsetting to 9/11 family members," he said."" Plus, if anyone in NI (UK branch) is found guilty of corruption, then NewsCorp can be prosecuted under US law. This ain't over by a long shot. You may have already picked up on this, VB, but the FBI are going to investigate whether any of Murdoch’s Orcs hacked the phones of 9/11 families. Sample quotes:

“Peter King, the Republican chairman of the homeland security committee in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday wrote to the director of the FBI, Robert Mueller, and asked him to open an investigation into the 9/11 allegations.

“Jim McCaffrey, a New York firefighter who lost his brother-in-law Orio Palmer, also a firefighter, on 9/11, welcomed the FBI inquiry. “If these claims are found to be true I think it’s a terrible revelation and very, very upsetting to 9/11 family members,” he said.”"

Plus, if anyone in NI (UK branch) is found guilty of corruption, then NewsCorp can be prosecuted under US law.

This ain’t over by a long shot.

]]> By: Justin http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-hits-the-sex-writer-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-14793 Justin Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:02:48 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=11089#comment-14793 Back in April (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkxWB2WlX0M) a former News of the World Journalist basically said "They're in the public eye, we should be able to tell you anything that we think we can sell newspapers with." According to him, it's just the price of being famous/rich/powerful. In the USA photogs hang out at popular restaurants hoping to catch celebrities entering and leaving, hassling them with questions, but in the UK it goes a Lot further. Back in April (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkxWB2WlX0M) a former News of the World Journalist basically said “They’re in the public eye, we should be able to tell you anything that we think we can sell newspapers with.” According to him, it’s just the price of being famous/rich/powerful. In the USA photogs hang out at popular restaurants hoping to catch celebrities entering and leaving, hassling them with questions, but in the UK it goes a Lot further.

]]> By: Alan Ralph http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-hits-the-sex-writer-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-14791 Alan Ralph Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:26:23 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=11089#comment-14791 More evidence - as if we needed any more - that the growing mountain of phone- and email-hacking incidents is not just a few dodgy PIs and rogue reporters / editors, but a routine practice that is baked into the very ethos of News Corporation and its satellites. Here's hoping Rupert Murdoch and his family get a taste of the intrusion that they've been infliction on so many others. More evidence – as if we needed any more – that the growing mountain of phone- and email-hacking incidents is not just a few dodgy PIs and rogue reporters / editors, but a routine practice that is baked into the very ethos of News Corporation and its satellites.

Here’s hoping Rupert Murdoch and his family get a taste of the intrusion that they’ve been infliction on so many others.

]]> By: violet blue http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-hits-the-sex-writer-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-14788 violet blue Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:20:32 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=11089#comment-14788 I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I hope this gets pulled in, the emails to Zoe - that's an *Editor* sending that email. Not "staff writer" or "special to X" or "staff" from down the food chain. Repulsion and harassment straight from the top. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

I hope this gets pulled in, the emails to Zoe – that’s an *Editor* sending that email. Not “staff writer” or “special to X” or “staff” from down the food chain. Repulsion and harassment straight from the top.

]]> By: Billy Bob http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-hits-the-sex-writer-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-14786 Billy Bob Thu, 14 Jul 2011 06:34:47 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=11089#comment-14786 Glynnis, that would be nice... sadly I doubt it will go that far. Glynnis, that would be nice… sadly I doubt it will go that far.

]]> By: Glynnis http://www.tinynibbles.com/blogarchives/2011/07/news-of-the-world-phone-hacking-scandal-hits-the-sex-writer-world.html/comment-page-1#comment-14784 Glynnis Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:43:13 +0000 http://www.tinynibbles.com/?p=11089#comment-14784 If there's any silver lining to be found, it's that Fox and other Murdoch enterprises may crash and burn as well. If there’s any silver lining to be found, it’s that Fox and other Murdoch enterprises may crash and burn as well.

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