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| Ofcom clears BSkyB over canoe case email hacking | Ofcom clears BSkyB over canoe case email hacking |
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| BSkyB has been cleared of breaching the broadcasting code after a reporter on Sky News hacked into the emails of fraudsters John and Anne Darwin. | BSkyB has been cleared of breaching the broadcasting code after a reporter on Sky News hacked into the emails of fraudsters John and Anne Darwin. |
| Ofcom said the actions were "at the boundaries of what is appropriate" but "warranted in the... circumstances". | Ofcom said the actions were "at the boundaries of what is appropriate" but "warranted in the... circumstances". |
| Sky News said the move was "editorially justified and in the public interest". | Sky News said the move was "editorially justified and in the public interest". |
| The Darwins were jailed in 2008 after the former prison officer faked his death in a canoeing accident as his wife cashed in insurance policies. | The Darwins were jailed in 2008 after the former prison officer faked his death in a canoeing accident as his wife cashed in insurance policies. |
| John Darwin, who was reported missing in March 2002, was arrested after handing himself into police five years later. | John Darwin, who was reported missing in March 2002, was arrested after handing himself into police five years later. |
| Sky News announced in April 2012 that it had authorised correspondent Gerard Tubb to "access the email of individuals suspected of criminal activity". | Sky News announced in April 2012 that it had authorised correspondent Gerard Tubb to "access the email of individuals suspected of criminal activity". |
| It said the decision to approve such a move was a "finely balanced judgement based on individual circumstances and must always be subjected to the proper editorial controls". | It said the decision to approve such a move was a "finely balanced judgement based on individual circumstances and must always be subjected to the proper editorial controls". |
| The hacking was said to have taken place in the run up to the Darwin's trial. | The hacking was said to have taken place in the run up to the Darwin's trial. |
| Regulator Ofcom said neither Mr nor Mrs Darwin had complained but it had "a general duty" to investigate possible infringements of privacy. | Regulator Ofcom said neither Mr nor Mrs Darwin had complained but it had "a general duty" to investigate possible infringements of privacy. |
| It said although there was "current public concern about unauthorised accessing of voicemail and emails by journalists" the "exceptional circumstances of this case outweighed Mr and Mrs Darwin's expectation of privacy". | It said although there was "current public concern about unauthorised accessing of voicemail and emails by journalists" the "exceptional circumstances of this case outweighed Mr and Mrs Darwin's expectation of privacy". |
| The Crown Prosecution Service said in March that a prosecution against Mr Tubb would not be in the public interest. | The Crown Prosecution Service said in March that a prosecution against Mr Tubb would not be in the public interest. |
| BSkyB is 40% owned by News Corp, which decided to close the News of the World in 2011 over phone hacking by the newspaper's journalists. |