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Tuesday 8 May 2007, 8:27 PM

CNET Networks journalists intend to sue HP

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Three journalists working for news.com, a website owned by ZDNet UK's parent company CNET Networks, are preparing to file a lawsuit against HP for invasion of their privacy.

The private phone records of Dawn Kawamoto, Stephen Shankland and Tom Krazit were scrutinised by investigators working for HP.

The dispute stems from an investigation of HP's directors initiated under its former chairman, Patricia Dunn. To try to uncover leaks from Board members, private investigators examined the phone records of a total of nine journalists who covered the company, as well as the records of some of their relatives.

HP has admitted acquiring the records through subterfuge, a practice called pretexting.

Now the three news.com journalists are intending to sue HP, as was reported in an article from the New York Times, which was published on Monday by news.com.

None of the three reporters are now allowed to cover HP in their day-to-day work.

The other reporters investigated by HP worked for The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and The New York Times.

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