FC: U.K. royals fret their security info is revealed online

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Mon Jul 01 2002 - 08:19:02 PDT

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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2064000/2064388.stm
    
        Tuesday, 25 June, 2002, 10:36 GMT 11:36
        UK security details 'listed  on web'
    
        Police footage of the 2 May disorder at Millwall football club Were
        security frequencies used by Millwall hooligans?
    
        The safety of the Royal Family and top politicians is at risk because
        classified security details are being published on the internet, it
        has been revealed.
    
        Radio scanning enthusiast Paul Wey is intercepting Special Branch and
        other communications and publishing their details on internet news
        groups, BBC Radio 4's Today programme has learned.
    
        An intelligence source said Mr Wey was a "menace", whose actions could
        help terrorists commit atrocities and may have already been used to
        counter police operations.
    
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