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Boardroom Spying Debacle at HP
theodp writes "As word spread that HP was dumping Board member George Keyworth for press leaks, Newsweek broke the bigger story: HP Chairwoman Patricia Dunn was so obsessed with finding the leaker that she authorized a team of independent electronic-security experts to spy on the phone records of calls made from HP Directors' home and private cell phones. Not only that, phone records were obtained via pretexting, the controversial practice of obtaining information under false pretenses. After Dunn laid out the surveillance scheme for the Board last May, HP Director Tom Perkins quit on the spot, characterizing Dunn's actions as illegal and unethical. HP is also coming under fire for playing dumb to the SEC about the reasons behind Perkins' resignation. Perkins, who helped launch HP's computer division in the 60's, has asked the FTC, FCC and the Justice Department to investigate."
How is telling the truth Trolling? Do people get tagged with trolling just because someone doesn't like their opinion?
Or, rather, they would, if they didn't control the voting machines. Expect a lot more of the same electioneering that happened in 2000 and 2004, enough to guarantee that the Republicans remain in control.
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HP is a sewer of incompetence and dishonesty. They screwed me once. I'll never do business with them again. Caveat emptor.
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