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Funnier famous example in Britain from the 60s/70s. The communist party HQ found a bug and removed it, and were subsequently prosecuted for destroying governme
by kjhmkghn 16y ago
Funnier famous example in Britain from the 60s/70s.
The communist party HQ found a bug and removed it, and were subsequently prosecuted for destroying government property. While the government denied in court spying on them, and even denied the existence of MI5, the agency involved.
The case succeeded on the basis that those being spied on believed the government were responsible and therefore intended to destroy government property.
- lotusleaf1987 16y agoAny links? I am curious how they would go about prosecuting for this if they did indeed destroy the device, which would presumably be the evidence.
- arethuza 16y agoApparently the bug is on display in the "People's History Museum" of the CPGB: http://archiveshub.ac.uk/features/0505cpgb.html http://archiveshub.ac.uk/features/0505cpgb.html Can't see any reference to where this is located on the CPGB website: http://www.cpgb.org.uk/ http://www.cpgb.org.uk/