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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> From: "Jouni Snellman" <jouni () jsnellman net>
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> 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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