p2pnet - rss feed: New HP ‘leak’ allegations
p2pnet.net News:- Hewlett-Packard investigations into alleged information leaks to the media included an attempt to, “plant software on at least one journalist’s computer that would enable messages to be traced, and also followed directors and possibly a journalist in an attempt to identify a leaker on the board,” says The New York Times.
And almost from the start it involved, “the illicit gathering of private phone records and direct surveillance of board members and journalists, according to people briefed on the company’s review of the operation,” says the story.
“The effort received some degree of supervision from three officials- Patricia Dunn, the company’s chairwoman, along with its general counsel and another staff attorney - but was quickly farmed out to a network of private investigative firms early last year, according to descriptions of the findings. It is still unclear how much they knew about the details.”
Criminal charges may result from investigations under way by the California attorney general and the United States attorney in San Francisco, says the NYT, also stating:
“In addition to the scrutiny by prosecutors, a House subcommittee has also entered the case, asking for documents on the internal investigation to be delivered Monday in advance of a Sept. 28 hearing in Washington.”
Dunn is no longer chairwoman of HP, but she’s still with the company as a non-executive director.
Also See:
The New York Times - Microsoft vs FairUse4WM, August 31, 2006
InformationWeek - Microsoft Readies Fix For DRM Hack, August 30, 2006
Ars Technica - Microsoft tells web site owners to take down FairUse4WM, September 17, 2006
non-executive director - HP’s Dunn has a new job, September 13, 2006
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