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Wawili hao ni miongoni mwa watu maarufu waliochukua hatua za kisheria dhidi ya Kampuni ya Daily Mail ya Uingereza wakidai kuna ukiukaji mkubwa wa faragha.
Wanadai Dail Mail wametumia vifaa kusikiliza mazungumzo yao binafsi kwenye gari na nyumbani, pia wamewalipa watu wanaowafuatilia maisha yao binafsi.
Daily Mail wamesema madai hayo hayana msingi na yana lengo la kuonesha wao wanafanya udukuzi na kuchafua biashara yao.
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Elton John and Prince Harry sue Daily Mail publisher over 'privacy breach'
Sir Elton John is among several public figures taking legal action against the publisher of the Daily Mail over what they call "gross breaches of privacy".
The Duke of Sussex, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and actresses Sadie Frost and Elizabeth Hurley have also filed cases against Associated Newspapers Ltd.
The company's alleged activity includes having listening devices secretly placed inside people's cars and homes.
A spokesman for ANL described the allegations as "preposterous smears".
In a statement, the newspaper group said: "We utterly and unambiguously refute these preposterous smears which appear to be nothing more than a pre-planned and orchestrated attempt to drag the Mail titles into the phone hacking scandal concerning articles up to 30 years old.
"These unsubstantiated and highly defamatory claims - based on no credible evidence - appear to be simply a fishing expedition by claimants and their lawyers, some of whom have already pursued cases elsewhere."
The company also publishes The Mail on Sunday and the Mail Online.
Law firm Hamlins, which is representing Prince Harry and Frost, said in a press release that those taking action had been the victims of "abhorrent criminal activity".
In the statement, Hamlins alleged that the activity included:
"The hiring of private investigators to secretly place listening devices inside people's cars and homes
"The commissioning of individuals to surreptitiously listen into and record people's live, private telephone calls whilst they were taking place
"The payment of police officials, with corrupt links to private investigators, for inside, sensitive information
"The impersonation of individuals to obtain medical information from private hospitals, clinics, and treatment centres by deception
"The accessing of bank accounts, credit histories and financial transactions through illicit means and manipulation"
Hamlins added: "It is apparent to these individuals that the alleged crimes listed above represent the tip of the iceberg - and that many other innocent people remain unknowing victims of similar terrible and reprehensible covert acts.
"They have now therefore banded together to uncover the truth, and to hold the journalists responsible fully accountable, many of whom still hold senior positions of authority and power today."
Source: BBC
