California law enforcement officials say they've got the goods to move ahead with indictments in the HP spying scandal. HP acknowledged that it hired a firm to investigate where boardroom leaks were originating. It's alleged that the private investigation firm "pretexted"--posed fraudulently as journalists and board members--to gain access to confidential phone records. Just yesterday HP announced [1] that chairwoman Patricia Dunn will step down in January due to the scandal.
For more on the HP saga:
- read this article [2] at InfoWorld
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercecio.com/story/chairwoman-resigns-in-hp-scandal/2006-09-13
[2] http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/09/13/HNstateevidencehp_1.html