The HP Way
I'm not sure how many of you have been following the Hewlett Packard Saga. To review:"Patricia Dunn -- Chairwoman of the HP Board -- wanted to find out who on the board was leaking information, so she authorized the hiring of investigators who then impersonated board members, employees and journalists to obtain their phone records, and also surveilled an HP director and a reporter for CNet Networks Inc. They sent monitoring spyware in an e-mail to that reporter by concocting a phony story tip.
They even snooped on the phone records of former CEO and Chairwoman Carly Fiorina, who had launched the quest to identify media sources in the first place.
And in a twist that might seem preposterous if it happened in a movie, The New York Times reported that HP consultants considered hiring spies to pose as clerical or custodial workers at CNet and The Wall Street Journal."
HP has been known for long time as one of the most ethical companies to work with/for, which is why this saga is all the more bizarre. The phrase, "The HP Way" certainly takes on a whole new meaning.
posted by Dave @ 6:12 AM
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