Ex-BBC journalist awarded £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed phone data
•A former BBC journalist, Vincent Kearney, received £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed his phone data.
•The investigatory powers tribunal deemed the surveillance disproportionate and unlawful.
•The agencies attempted to identify Kearney's sources while he reported on home affairs in Northern Ireland.
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldInvestigatory powers tribunal ruled surveillance aimed at identifying Vincent Kearney’s sources was disproportionate and unlawful
A former BBC journalist has been awarded £20,000 in damages after MI5 and the Police Service of Northern Ireland unlawfully obtained data from his mobile phone.
A specialist tribunal on Thursday ordered the agencies to pay the compensation to Vincent Kearney for attempts to identify his sources while he was the BBC’s Northern Ireland home affairs correspondent.
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→A former BBC journalist, Vincent Kearney, received £20,000 after MI5 and PSNI unlawfully accessed his phone data.
→The investigatory powers tribunal deemed the surveillance disproportionate and unlawful.
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