HP settles privacy case

In 2006, HP disclosed that misconduct by private investigators and company employees occurred during an attempt to identify the source of a boardroom leak. Now company officials, hoping to put the scandal behind them, have reached a settlement with The New York Times and three Business Week reporters. "What HP did was an affront to the free press," Terry Gross, the San Francisco lawyer representing the parties told The New York Times. "They did not like what reporters were writing, and they broke into their private telephone accounts to identify who their sources were," he said. HP said in a written statement that it is "happy to resolve the matter." But the company still faces lawsuits filed by three CNET reporters and an Associated Press journalist.

For more on the settlement of the spy case:
- See this Vnunet article