In 2006, former HP Chairperson Patricia Dunn and some officials of the company initiated an internal investigation to find out who leaked the details of the board of directors meeting regarding HP's long term strategic plan, which was published by CNET News.com. The private investigation firm hired by the company used pre-texting, a practice which used by the investigators by impersonating a person of interest to be able to access his or her sensitive information such as telephone records.<ref>
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