Private Investigators and Phone Hacking

Posted 1:18 6 March 2015

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Private Investigations are dependent on the quality of data gathering techniques used. The methods used must comply with the law. In this post we look at the consequences of data gatherers, ie. journalists and private investigators, that got it wrong.

Phone Hacking in the News.

In the news this week you may have seen the stories about the journalists and private investigators involved in the Mirror Group phone hacking scandal. Just in case you’ve missed it here is a quick recap:

This story is important in the world of private investigators for several reasons:

Alpha 1 Legal Services always use ethical data gathering techniques and work within the law at all times.
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