In response to requests from members of Congress and to at least one news report, the FBI in New York opened a preliminary inquiry on Thursday into allegations that News Corp. journalists sought to gain access to the phone records of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, according to several people briefed on the matter.
The investigation is in its earliest stages, two of the people said, and its scope is not yet clear. It also is unclear whether the FBI has identified possible targets of the investigation or possible specific criminal violations.
On the surface, fair enough. If they find that it went down that way, I hope they make their lives hell. The jaded side of me has to point out that this jumping to (incredibly publicized) action might also have to do with all the bad press the government has endured regarding privacy and civil rights recently. Because if someone in the right group of people thinks you might possibly sorta be twice removed from a terrorist, they can do the same thing to you and it's legal.
Go get 'em boys. Teach those criminals what happens when you access protected information without permission.
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