Phone Hacking

• Prince Harry, Elton John sue major U.K. media group for ‘gross’ privacy breach

  The lawsuit claims the publisher hired private investigators to install listening devices in the homes and cars of several celebrities and public figures.

  World

  Oct 7, 2022
  
• Heather Mills, Paul McCartney’s ex, receives ‘substantial’ payout in libel settlement

  Heather Mills said media intrusion following her separation from Paul McCartney made life "unbearable."

  Entertainment

  Jul 8, 2019
  
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• Are shadowy agents targeting Canadians who criticize an Israeli spyware firm?

  NSO Group is fighting three lawsuits that allege its spyware was used to monitor journalists, activists and a friend of Jamal Khashoggi in Canada.

  Canada

  Feb 16, 2019
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• New Zealand becomes latest country to bar Huawei technology from 5G network

  New Zealand's intelligence agency has rejected the telecom industry's first request in the country to use 5G equipment provided by China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, citing concerns about national security.

  World

  Nov 28, 2018
• U.S. senators urge Justin Trudeau to drop China’s Huawei from Canada’s upcoming 5G network

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been sent a letter from American politicians urging him to ban Chinese company Huawei equipment from the Canadian wireless network.

  Canada

  Oct 12, 2018
• Huawei, ZTE phones banned by Pentagon over spying fears neither sold nor banned by Canadian military

  The Pentagon banned the sale of  Huawei and ZTE phones on military bases on Wednesday and while the devices are not sold on Canadian bases, federal officials are saying little about whether they share American fears the devices could be used to spy on soldiers.

  Canada

  May 3, 2018
• Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers won’t face corporate charges over phone hacking

  British prosecutors say Rupert Murdoch's British newspapers won't face corporate charges over phone hacking, ending a four-year investigation into tabloid wrongdoing.

  World

  Dec 11, 2015
• Former News of the World deputy editor acquitted of phone hacking

  The former deputy editor of the News of the World Neil Wallis has been acquitted of conspiring to hack phones when he worked at the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid.

  World

  Jul 1, 2015
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• Former News of the World editor Ian Edmondson jailed for phone hacking

  A judge has sentenced former News of the World news editor Ian Edmondson to eight months in prison for conspiring to hack the phones of celebrities, politicians and royals.

  Nov 7, 2014
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• Ex-UK tabloid editor Andy Coulson sentenced to 18 months for phone hacking

  Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson, a onetime aide to British Prime Minister David Cameron, has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for participating in a conspiracy to hack the phones of celebrities, politicians and crime victims.

  Jul 4, 2014