Deutsche Telekom facing allegations that its officers misused phone records to find the source of leaks to the press. German magazine Der Spiegel uncovered the scandal when it obtained a fax that outlines several different “projects” The company maintains that there were no wiretaps or eavesdropping involved in the case. The case is reminiscent of the scandal at Hewlett-Packard in 2006, when officials were accused of hiring private investigators to illegally collect data on employees and journalists in an effort to stop a leak.”]
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