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Deutsche Telekom duo not facing nosey charges

The former chief exec and chairman of Deutsche Telekom will not face charges, after an investigation into spying on board members and journalists failed to find sufficient evidence against them. The spying took place between 2005 and 2006, and in 2008 the German telco admitted phone records were monitored. But Klaus Zumwinkel, …

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Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Nothing to see here, move along

I'm sure the fact that the German government still has a huge stake in DT had nothing to do with the decision to sweep everything under the carpet.

Anonymous Coward
FAIL

Trusting Telecoms

They were monitoring calls for one and a half years of many prominent people. The dosiers on those targets will have details they won't want reveleaed.

Wouldn't it be prudent, if you were to undertake illegal surveilance, to surveil the police, prosecutors, judges etc. Just as an insurance policy.

Anonymous Coward
Anonymous Coward

Schaeuble's just the guy...

... to say that sort of thing. He of sacrificing freedom to security, wholesale, for you and me and everybody, fame.

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