August 9, 2006
The British Royal Family's Cell Phone calls Intercepted
Police have questioned a newspaper's royal editor and two other men about claims that staff working for Prince Charles had cell phone calls intercepted, according to BBC
"The three, who include the News of the World's Clive Goodman, were arrested in south London on Tuesday.
Complaints by three staff at Clarence House sparked an inquiry which has been widened to examine whether other public figures have had calls intercepted... As a result of initial inquiries, police now believe "public figures beyond the Royal Household" have had their telephones intercepted.
Officers have been working with the telephone firms for four months and have uncovered mobile phone numbers that may belong to other members of the Royal Family, politicians and celebrities.
Security expert Mark Cooper told the BBC the process of accessing voicemail messages stored on an individual's mobile phone was "reasonably straightforward."
He said: "It does appear that, in this instance, voicemail messages that have been left by members of the royal household have been listened in to, potentially by the three men arrested."
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