Safety in Numbers
Yes, the media need the book thrown at them (and, as HUGE says it’s not just one tabloid but all of them). But how on earth were the voicemails accessed in the first place?
The phone companies left the back door open, effectively issuing everyone with a default password of 1234. If I did that as a web developer, I’d be hung out to dry. There’s no question that it was calculated incompetence: the sales team shouted down the head of security.
If we learn one thing from phone hacking it’s that it’s no use being a dumb user: you can’t rely on the invisible hand to keep your data safe. It’s too busy making money.
