U.S. Attorney Begins Informal Inquiry into H-P Surveillance

Hewlett-Packard said Monday it has been ‘’informally contacted'’ by the U.S. Attorney’s Office concerning a company investigation into press leaks of confidential information.
The Palo Alto, Calif.-based maker of computers and printers said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that it is cooperating fully with the inquiry by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California, along with an investigation by the California State Attorney General’s office, which requested similar information.