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FC: U.K. royals fret their security info is revealed online

Declan McCullagh
Mon, 01 Jul 2002 10:41:57 -0700



http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2064000/2064388.stm

    Tuesday, 25 June, 2002, 10:36 GMT 11:36
    UK security details 'listed  on web'

    Police footage of the 2 May disorder at Millwall football club Were
    security frequencies used by Millwall hooligans?

    The safety of the Royal Family and top politicians is at risk because
    classified security details are being published on the internet, it
    has been revealed.

    Radio scanning enthusiast Paul Wey is intercepting Special Branch and
    other communications and publishing their details on internet news
    groups, BBC Radio 4's Today programme has learned.

    An intelligence source said Mr Wey was a "menace", whose actions could
    help terrorists commit atrocities and may have already been used to
    counter police operations.

    [...]




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