HP Pays $14.5M to Make Civil Charges Disappear

theodp writes "The California Attorney General's Office negotiated a $14.5 million payoff from HP as part of a settlement that calls for the state not to pursue civil charges related to the now infamous spy scandal against the company and its current or former officers or directors (felony criminal charges against five individuals still remain). HP also agreed to maintain the watchdog positions of chief ethics officer and chief privacy officer for five years."

Comments

Corruption

[heneganj]

And I thought corruption only occurred on HP CD burners.

Heh

[lisaparratt]

Ah, the wonderful Land Of The Fee.

When do they remodel the blindfold on the statue of justice so it's slipped and she can wink and look suggestively at her back pocket?

Re:Heh

[Harmonious Botch]

Back pocket? You're assuming that she still has her pants on?

sneak preview for HP employees

[rifftide]

The appointment of a Chief Ethics Officer means you'll need to complete online training every year to ensure that you understand the ethical dimensions of your job.

Here's an example verification, which I found by hacking one of the servers:

Suppose a supplier offers to bribe you with a pair of World Series tickets to increase your purchases from his company. Should you:

a) Say yes! Baseball is America's game, and give-and-take is good business.

b) Refuse the offer and report the incident to top management

c) Ask about the seats. Might as well watch the game on HDTV if it's the bleachers, but infield grandstand starts to get interesting

d) Giants in the Worlds Series? AHAHAHAHAHA

meaningless settlement.

[swschrad]

HP burns 11.5 million dollars on shredder oil per year. this settlement means nothing to HP, which remains the poster boy for no ethics in business for spying like Putin.