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Control freaks won at HP, ex-board member says: Control freaks won at HP, ex-board member saysExamples to remember chairpersons are only that... persons.Examples to remember chairpersons are only that... persons. The board can be such a lonely and ruthless place. Your fears only help you to do silly things. And then you find others who agree with you...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Perkins, pretexting, Enron Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-02-28
FTC asks court to stop pretexting: Action Research Group, one of the investigative companies hired by HP, and Eye in the Sky Investigations, which subcontracted to Action, have been singled out by the FTC, which has requested a federal court to order the companies to stop "pretexting," InfoWorld reports. In a complaint filed Wednesday...; Tags: Government technology, Courts; Blog posts 2007-02-15
HP privacy probe: Dunn closer to being done (for)?: News came out yesterday that former HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn was the one who gave HPs outside private investigators the phone numbers that were later used as part of a fraudulent pretexting scheme that was designed to smoke out whoever it was inside of HP that was leaking company secrets...; Tags: Patricia Dunn; Blog posts 2006-10-04
Pretexting hearing turns to wireless execs: Pretexting hearing turns to wireless execsSocial EngineeringOnce upon a time I worked for "The Phone Company." We constantly fielded calls from prisoners who could call our exchange "toll free" and ask us to enter codes which would allow them to enter long-distance exchanges. Also, people would call claiming...; Tags: Social Security, Identity theft, Operational accounting, pretexting, wireless, SSN, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2006-09-29
Cingular sues investigator over HP pretexting: Cingular sues investigator over HP pretextingCingular, raising the barThis whole HP internal leak investigation reeks. At leas Cingular can raise the bar on it's privacy -- seeing how its network isn’t the best.For HP, there's a big difference between maintaining a competitive edge and shunning established HP governance policies http://www.essentialsecurity.com/news.htm?id=43Getting...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, SECURITY, irony, Cingular Wireless, Hewlett-Packard Co., Patricia Dunn, Verizon Communications Inc., pretexting; Discussion threads 2006-09-29

Photos: Dunn testifies at HP hearing: Congressional panel hears about the pretexting scandal from former chairman, one of few who didn't plead the Fifth.; Tags: chairman, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Image galleries 2006-09-28
HP memos shed light on past pretexting: HP memos shed light on past pretextingBad Corporate GovernanceThanks for sharing those emails. They show that Patricia Dunn and Kevin Hunsaker had no regard for HP's Governance policies :"Directors should have the highest professional and personal ethics and values, consistent with HP's longstanding values and standards..." http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/investor/govguidelines.htmlThere's a big difference...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., pretexting; Discussion threads 2006-09-28
HP hearing underway: House reps cover their asses while slamming HP: The HP hearing is underway right now. You can tune in to the hearing here, but RealPlayer is required (I didnt have it, so I got a late start). Ive turned on my recorder and will podcast what Ive captured later. But to summarize what Im hearing so far...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co.; Blog posts 2006-09-28
HP in for hard time at hearing: HP in for hard time at hearingTelling the truth isn't hard at allhttp://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34705Somebody say it, please: Pretexting is LyingI think I have heard the word "pretexting" one time too many. It sounds like a simple, innocuous thing, doesn't it? You could hear it in conversation, and if all...; Tags: pretexting, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2006-09-28
Perkins: Pretexting dates don't match: Perkins: Pretexting dates don't matchLegally Questionable=HP's word playOkay, so HP "acknowledged that its investigators used a legally questionable practice known as 'pretexting,'" Isn't that sort of like saying if a person's not eaten for a week and steals food from the store it's sort of okay because they were starving....; Tags: Food & Beverage, food, Hewlett-Packard Co., pretexting; Discussion threads 2006-09-20
HP scandal reviving pretexting legislation: HP scandal reviving pretexting legislationBravoJust a note to ZDNet (and reporters like Dawn Kawamoto, Tom Krazit, Declan McCullagh, and Anne Broache) to thank you for keeping on top of this story and to urge you to say with it. Normally I'd pick up the phone and say it personally, but,...; Tags: pretexting, Hewlett-Packard Co., pretexting legislation, Nothing; Discussion threads 2006-09-15
Congress plans hearings on HP 'pretexting': Congress plans hearings on HP 'pretexting'Dunn pretexting no better than phishingIn a post-Enron era in the age of SOX and SEC regulations, we expect publicly traded companies like Hewlett-Packard it's not surprising that the Calif. AG and Congress want to look at the hot water Patricia Dunn got her company...; Tags: Phishing, E-mail, Hewlett-Packard Co., pretexting, plans hearing, U.S. Congress; Discussion threads 2006-09-14
Calif. AG sees charges in HP case within a week: Calif. AG sees charges in HP case within a weekAnd they had better charge Dunn too. She accepted the illegally obtainedprivate information and actually used it. Remember, ignorance of the law is no excuse. Playing dumb will NOT help her.Another thing here, we should have special laws to protect the...; Tags: Business ethics, Investment, Financial accounting, almighty bottom line, Corporate America, Now IT, Hewlett-Packard Co., Patricia Dunn, Enron Corp., pretexting; Discussion threads 2006-09-13
News Focus: HP's leak probe: News Focus: HP's leak probeA very good reason to never buy HP products again!Forcing the only honest, ethical person on the HP board out - for doing her job - is an insult to everyone. In protest, my company will never again purchase another HP product and we have spent...; Tags: Corporate governance, pretexting, Hewlett-Packard Co., pretext; Discussion threads 2006-09-12
No word from HP on Dunn's fate: No word from HP on Dunn's fateI see unemployment for Dunn.I seriously doubt that the board will want Dunn around after she targeted them for the leak. Payback can be such a bee-itch.Why would you fire one of the few HONEST board members?Typical politics... Kill the messenger and the...; Tags: Corporate governance, George Keyworth, pretexting, Hewlett-Packard Co., board; Discussion threads 2006-09-10
Hewlett-Packard's Patricia Dunn, I have a problem with you: So now it comes out that investigators working for HP (that'd be Hewlett-Packard) have been using phone pretexting to investigate reporter's records to track down a leak believed to come from the corporate boardroom.The leak angered HP Chair Patricia Dunn enough that she reportedly authorized this pretexting. Or, at least...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., pretexting; Blog posts 2006-09-09
HP chairman: Use of pretexting 'embarrassing': HP chairman: Use of pretexting 'embarrassing'"pretexting" technique = identity theftand that's a felony under california law.using the ssn and impersonating sombody to steal personal information is as bad as any identity theft.But wait, she accepted the information obtained illegally, and had to knowthat it was obtained illegally. She does not...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., pretexting; Discussion threads 2006-09-08
California's top cop on 'pretexting': California's top cop on 'pretexting'HP had to know that obtaining personal phone records without a warrant wasstrictly illegal. The moment an investigator offered up phone records, HP should have refused to look at them and called the police. Instead, they accepted those records and used them illegally. We should see...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Hewlett-Packard Co., pretexting; Discussion threads 2006-09-07
FAQ: The HP 'pretexting' scandal: FAQ: The HP 'pretexting' scandalBut AT&T now OWNS the customer calling data, no?In a 22JUN2006 article ZDNET discussed SBC-AT&T's new "customer data" policy. AT&T had announced that from that point onward AT&T "owned" the customers' calling data such that the data could be sold at will by AT&T. ...; Tags: Corporate governance, Hewlett-Packard Co., AT&T Corp., pretexting; Discussion threads 2006-09-06
SEC filing acknowledges 'pretexting' in HP board probe: SEC filing acknowledges 'pretexting' in HP board probeHow could it be legal?I would be curious to know what "legal" means Ms. Dunn thought would be used to obtain this information.Why no comments?I don't understand. This story is HUGE!!! Where the heck is everybody?The Chair of a major US company could...; Tags: Corporate governance, board, HP board, pretexting, phone record, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2006-09-06