Day: January 13, 2007

HP investigator to plead guilty, testify | CNET News.com

HP investigator to plead guilty, testify | CNET News.com For more info click on above link The data broker charged with federal crimes for his role in the Hewlett-Packard news-leak probe will testify against other defendants, according to sources close to the case. Bryan Wagner, who was charged with federal identity theft and conspiracy on Wednesday, plans to plead guilty and has agreed to testify for the prosecution in exchange for a lighter sentence, according to two sources with knowledge of Wagner’s plans. Wagner could not be reached Thursday.

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Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining | CNET News.com

Senators pledge scrutiny of federal data mining | CNET News.com For more info click on above link WASHINGTON–Senate Democrats said on Wednesday they will monitor the possible privacy threats lurking in data-mining programs created by the Bush administration, but avoided criticizing the president directly. By devoting the first Senate Judiciary Committee hearing of the new year to the topic, incoming Chairman Patrick Leahy said he wanted to put the Bush administration on notice: Congress will no longer stand idle while the executive branch continues an “unchecked explosion” in computerized sifting of huge volumes of sensitive personal information,

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