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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    32 years ago

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

    Unless one of them sent screenshots or something…

    • @[email protected]OPM
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      92 years ago

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