What the hell is going on around here? Er, actually, what the hell is going on in San Fransisco? Hewlett Packard has infiltrated the San Fran offices of CNET and the Wall Street Journal in an attempt to discover who is leaking stories to the media. Both publications have previously reported on discussion that occurred amongst the board of Hewlett Packard — and HP is not pleased.
The consideration of undercover agents inside news organizations adds a new element to what is known of the Hewlett-Packard investigation, which prominently included the use of subterfuge to gain the phone records of company directors, employees, journalists and others.
One report includes HP’s consideration of placing investigators posed as clerical workers and or cleaning staff in offices of CNET and WSJ. So freakin’ ridiculous, we don’t even know where to begin. Honest, we wouldn’t be surprised if, now that the Times has totally blown up their spot, HP decides to send bombshell agents in blue wigs and fuck me boots to pose as secretaries.
Sidenote: Can’t you envision CN Portfolio editors clicking champagne glasses and saying “in seven months Eichenwald is ours … ours! Mwahahah.
H.P. Said to Have Studied Infiltrating Newsrooms [Damon Darlin and Kurt Eichenwald]
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