Absolute Comment On Ofcom To Probe Sky Email Hacking

Absolute a local sales and marketing company stated ?We are glad that Ofcom has stepped in and have decided to do something about this email hacking. ? It comes after Sky admitted earlier this month it accessed the accounts of "canoe man" John Darwin and... More

Absolute a local sales and marketing company stated ?We are glad that Ofcom has stepped in and have decided to do something about this email hacking. ? It comes after Sky admitted earlier this month it accessed the accounts of "canoe man" John Darwin and his wife Anne; and a suspected paedophile. At the time Sky defended its actions as being in the public interest and said it was "responsible journalism". The head of Sky News, John Ryley, is due to give evidence to the Leveson Inquiry later. An Ofcom spokesperson said: "Ofcom is investigating the fairness and privacy issues raised by Sky News statement that it had accessed without prior authorisation private email accounts during the course of its news investigations. We will make the outcome known in due course. "Ofcom s broadcasting code includes a clause - Rule 8. 1 - which states that: "Any infringement of privacy in programmes, or in connection with obtaining material included in programmes, must be warranted. " The director Less