spying california
Oracle assaults SAP in spying row
News The lawsuit, filed in the US Federal District Court for Northern California, names SAP and its wholly owned subsidiary TomorrowNow as defendants. Oracle announced Thursday that it has filed a lawsuit against archrival... [23 Mar 2007]
HP 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... [15 Mar 2007]
HP board 'was split by battle for control'
News In a lunchtime speech at the VentureOne Outlook Conference in San Francisco, Perkins aired his side of the story in the HP spying scandal which led to the resignation of board members Dunn, Perkins and Jay Keyworth, as... [28 Feb 2007]
HP spy saga: Ex-chairman offered plea deal
News California's attorney general is offering former HP chairman Patricia Dunn and four others charged in the HP spying scandal a chance to plead guilty to a misdemeanour, according to a source. It is... [19 Jan 2007]
Courtroom drama: HP spy saga takes new twist
News An investigator charged with felonies connected to the HP spying scandal has told a judge that he's immune from prosecution in California because he's already pleaded guilty to the same crimes in federal... [18 Jan 2007]
HP veteran CFO calls it a day
News The announcement also comes on the heels of a $14.5m settlement between HP and California attorney general Bill Lockyer related to charges stemming from an ongoing spying scandal. Long-time HP financial... [11 Dec 2006]
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... [07 Dec 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]
Will's Web Watch: Life on Google Earth
Comment And while I find this level of spying - for want of a less sensational word - fascinating, Google Earth has also given us fresh perspective on more everyday images. Or what about the unmistakable orange boiler suits of... [06 Nov 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]
The Weekly Round-Up: 13.10.06
Round-Up Patricia Dunn, until recently chairman of HP, was on television this week defending herself and denying she in any way condoned or ordered the dramatic spying measures. Dunn was this week charged with felonies by... [13 Oct 2006]
Fiorina, Dunn slam HP 'old-boy network'
News Fiorina's memoir, titled Tough Choices, just happened to be hitting store shelves at the same time Dunn was being charged for allegedly masterminding a spying campaign on journalists, HP board members and employees. [09 Oct 2006]
HP leak probe scandal: Ex-chairman in court
News Dunn, who a week ago explained her role in HP's spying campaign to a congressional committee, has acknowledged mistakes were made in the company's attempt to locate the source of a boardroom leak to the media. [06 Oct 2006]
Sun, Transmeta and others at centre of international spying case
News Fei Ye and Ming Zhong face 10 counts of trade secret theft and economic espionage related to possessing stolen internal company documents from NEC Electronics, Sun, Transmeta, and Trident Microsystems, according to an indictment filed in... [05 Dec 2002]
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... [13 Oct 1999]