Murdochs face ranks of investor critics at LA event as Labour MP claims type of snooping distinct from hacking
Tom Watson <http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/tom-watson>, the Labour MP who has been a leading figure in parliament's investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, plans to make dramatic allegations about News Corporation <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/news-corporation>'s use of surveillance <http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/surveillance> at the company's annual shareholder meeting.
Watson, who sits on the Commons culture, media and sport committee which has investigated the scandal, said he would be giving News Corp's shareholders details of previously undisclosed surveillance methods used by the firm that were technologically quite distinct from the phone hacking carried out by NoW staff. He refused to go into details about the allegations he would be making or to offer any evidence to corroborate them.
He said: "I want to leave investors in no doubt that News Corporation is not through the worst of this yet and there are more questions for the Murdochs to answer."
Watson has flown to Los Angeles to attend the shareholders meeting, which he will gain access to having been given a proxy vote by the US trade union umbrella group, the AFL-CIO
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/20/news-corp-tom-watson-surveillance-allegations -- Nicholas Roberts US 510-684-8264 http://Permaculture.TV http://permaculture.coop