Wednesday, September 06, 2006

California Wants to Know if H-P Chairman Went Too Far

Via C|Net News.

The state of California wants to know if Hewlett-Packard's board chairman went a little too far investigating new[s] media leaks.

Attorney General Bill Lockyer confirmed Wednesday that his office has issued subpoenas to determine whether HP broke any laws by hiring an investigator who used "pretexting" techniques that are illegal in California. HP admitted Wednesday that it investigated its own board of directors at the bequest of HP Chairman Patricia Dunn in hopes of learning who leaked information to CNET News.com in January about the company's future strategic plans.

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