2014 Se og Hør media scandal

Se og Hør media scandal (also known as Tys-tys-kilde-sagen (litt. Silent Source Case) is referering to an ongoing media scandal in Denmark, dealing with cooperation between an IT specialist at Nets Group, provider of the Dankort, and Se og Hør, a Danish celebrity journalism magazine.[1] The IT specialist was employed by IBM, with accessibility to sensitive personal data about credit card transactions, he collected personal billing information about royals and celebrities, which he sold to Se og Hør.

The scandal came to public attention by the release of journalist and author Ken B. Rasmussen's roman à clef Livet, det forbandede.

Several Danish actors and actresses, (Mads Mikkelsen, Casper Christensen and Iben Hjejle among others) have filed a criminal complaint against Se og Hør due to violation of their privacy rights.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Greenslade, Roy (1 May 2014). "Danish magazine at the centre of a phone hacking-style scandal". The Guardian (blog). Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kendte danskere politianmelder Se og Hør" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 2 May 2014.
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