http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201800551
I found this article in Information Week and found it very interesting. Back in August of 2007 four journalists and one family member actually sued HP for Invasion of Privacy. Turns out that HP began investigating these journalists in order to determine who inside their company was leaking information to the press. HP proceeded to obtain the journalists (and one family members) personal phone records, watched one of their residences and followed the woman on a family vacation to Disney.
I could understand it if HP pulled the phone records of the calls that employees made from their offices, but to actually go after the journalists on a personal basis appears way out of line, especially watching the one in her home and following her on vacation.
HP made full acknowledgement of these claims and stated that this was part of their "standard investigation" practices.
Did HP go too far? It is my opinion that they did. I am sure there are other (more legal) ways to find leakswithin a company other than personally investigating the journalists that are reporting on the company.
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I agree. It does seem that HP went too far with their investigation. I would think that the journalists are private citizens who have a right to privacy. Did you ever find a ruling on this case?
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