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HP Mulled Planting Spies in Newsrooms

HeadlineSep 20, 2006

More developments in the Hewlett-Packard spy case — newly-disclosed documents show executives investigating the source of boardroom news leaks looked into the feasibility of planting spies at two major publications. The New York Times reports HP officials strongly considered a plan that would have placed investigators acting as clerical or maintenance staffers at the offices of the Wall Street Journal and the website CNET.com. It is not clear whether the plan was implemented.

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