Former UK police officers sentenced for sending racist messages about Meghan, royals (www.reuters.com)

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LONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Six former London police officers on Thursday were given suspended prison sentences for sharing offensive and racist messages on WhatsApp, including references to Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and other members of the royal family.

In a statement after the sentencing hearing Commander James Harman, who leads the Metropolitan Police's Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command, said "the racist and discriminatory content of these messages is absolutely appalling".

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[-] pm_me_your_quackers@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Wait how did they get it from WhatsApp? I thought that was e2ee.

Unless one of them sent screenshots or something...

[-] DevCat@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

All it takes is one insider. Most company security is circumvented by a disgruntled employee.

[-] Pyrozo007@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

Was it in a private chat?

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