[IP] surveillance horror story in Finnish telecom

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 23:26:53 -0800
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Subject: <[E-PRV]>Fwd: surveillance horror story in Finnish telecom


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>From: "Jouni Snellman" <jouni@jsnellman.net>
>To: <privacy@eff.org>
>Subject: surveillance horror story in Finnish telecom
>Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 15:31:51 +0200
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>Hello from Helsinki,
>
>did you know that five directors of Finland´s largest telecoms carrier
>Sonera, including the former CEO Mr Kaj-Erik Relander, have been arrested
>under suspicion of using telecoms network data to find out who was talking
>to reporters about the problems of the company? It´s quite a local scandal
>and an important precedent, and I´m surprised how little attention the
>case has been getting in the international media.
>
>The top management were apparently worried about the value of their stock
>options and allegedly monitored the phone calls of their colleagues and
>also reporters. Despite the leaks which burst the stock price bubble, Mr
>Relander at least managed to cash in enough to become a partner at the top
>investment firm Accel Partners in London.
>
>I understand that this is the first time that these kind of allegations
>have been made anywhere regarding a telecoms operator. The Finnish police
>has cracked down hard, keeping the suspects in jail for weeks during the
>investigation. No details are out yet but the case will most likely end up
>in court sometime next year.
>
>Jouni Snellman
>jouni@jsnellman.net
>
>
>




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