A history lesson for you! This one goes back to the year 2009. Before "Life Hacks" there were "Phone Hacks", a kind of pre-facebook rebellion. One of the most famous proponents was Rebekah Brooks who, while working for NewsCorp, presided over a period when many people's voicemails were intercepted in the noble pursuit of rebellion. Not that she knew anything about it, of course. According to Roger Alton, ex Times editor, the hacking scandal is "in the past". Come to think of it, I had forgotten about the whole thing!
Now, good old Rupert "Two Fingers" Murdoch has given Rebekah her old job back! Just think of the message this sends to young people all over the land. If you keep rebelling, eventually you will be rewarded with a £16m payout and you old job back! Having presumably turned over a new leaf, Brooksie can get back to doing what she does best!
Shadow Minister for Culture Chris Bryant, a victim of the hacking, told the Guardian that Rupert Murdoch was showing "two fingers to the British public" over the reappointment. Well, I should hope so. There's no such thing as bad publicity, as they say!
-MG
Further reading:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/aug/29/rebekah-brooks-return-news-uk-chief-campaigners-attack-report-rupert-murdoch
