spying
RSS spyingHP spying scandal: Ex-chairman off the hook
News A California judge has dismissed the charges against former HP chairman Patricia Dunn in the HP spying scandal. The three other remaining defendants - former HP attorney Kevin Hunsaker; private detective Ronald DeLia;... [15 Mar 2007]
HP spying scandal: Civil settlement reached?
News The California attorney general's office is expected to announce it has settled civil complaints with HP over the company's spying tactics. The civil complaints are separate from the criminal charges already brought... [07 Dec 2006]
HP spying scandal: Fresh questions over CEO
News When asked by the US Congress to supply more information about HP's spying campaign against journalists and company directors, CEO Mark Hurd could recall few details, according to documents released by the company on... [02 Nov 2006]
HP to face civil suit over spying scandal?
News California's attorney general is close to making a decision as to whether it will file a civil suit against HP as a result of the company's spying campaign against journalists, employees and board members. [30 Nov 2006]
Ericsson employees charged with spying - literally come in from the cold
News In a move that could almost be straight from the pages of a John Le Carre novel, Swedish police have charged three Ericsson employees on spying charges. The allegation is that they had been passing on sensitive... [07 Nov 2002]
HP spying scandal: 'Not guilty,' pleads Dunn
News Dunn, 53, is at the centre of a corporate spying scandal at HP, which the company has acknowledged involved obtaining private phone records belonging to HP board members, employees and at least nine journalists. [16 Nov 2006]
HP: Spying row was a "wake-up call"
News Hewlett-Packard's top ethics and privacy executives on Thursday said a now infamous investigation into boardroom media leaks was a "wake-up call" that prompted a shakeup in the company's operations. The gaffe's silver lining is that a... [02 Mar 2007]
IT firms shut out spying camera phones
News Samsung and LG Electronics have both barred employees from using camera phones on their research and manufacturing facilities in Korea to protect against industrial espionage and intellectual property theft, [08 Jul 2003]
Exchange Server hole allows email spying
News Microsoft is investigating what may be a serious flaw in Exchange Server 2003, only a month after the software's launch as part of Office System 2003. The bug appears to affect an Exchange component called Outlook Web Access (OWA), which... [25 Nov 2003]
California votes in email spying
News Legislation in California which forces employers to advise staff if their emails are being monitored has been vetoed by the State Governor, Gray Davis. He reportedly stated that the legislation would leave companies open to unjust... [13 Oct 1999]
Alibris admits to spying on Amazon emails
News Online bookseller, Alibris, has admitted to snooping on emails intended for Amazon.com, after Amazon accused it of deliberately collecting intelligence on the market. Although Alibris pleaded guilty to the charges, CEO Marty Manley... [24 Nov 1999]
Oracle admits to spying on Microsoft
News Oracle has admitted using a detective agency to investigate the operations of rival Microsoft. Investigative Group International (IGI) were employed over a year long period to leak information regarding Microsoft's political activities... [29 Jun 2000]
Spooks' spying software cracked
News Russian anti-virus vendor Kaspersky labs has re-awakened the debate surrounding the FBI's Magic Lantern virus, claiming it will ensure its software can detect the trojan. The news comes as the first malicious virus attempting to pose as... [13 Dec 2001]
Apple moves to stifle iTunes spying fears
News Following a wave of privacy concerns last week, Apple has begun prominently notifying customers about a new recommendation feature in its iTunes software, as well as spotlighting a simple way to turn it off. [19 Jan 2006]
Men in Black develop spying virus
News The FBI has developed a virus that can snoop on users' encryption passwords. The software is called Magic Lantern. It uses "keylogging" - recording individual strokes on the keyboard, according to MSNBC. [21 Nov 2001]
