Hewlett-Packard n Thursday announced a settlement with Business Week and New York Times reporters on whom the computer maker spied during a hunt for a boardroom leak, according to an AFP story.
“‘HP also is pleased that the journalists decided to donate all or some portion of the settlement to charity, although HP was not consulted about the charities selected.’
“Details of the settlement were not disclosed.
“Investigators working for HP used ‘fraud and deceit’ to obtain personal telephone records of news reporters and HP board members, according to prosecutors who filed criminal charges in the case.”
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