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How Was HP's Extreme Form of Control Turned to Indictment

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How was HP's extreme form of control turned to indictment on spying on the Board of Directors? The Board of Director's accounts were "hacked" and he claimed a record of his home phone calls were illegally obtained.Chairman Patricia Dunn defended this rather extreme form of control as legal,but the amount of damage to the firm's reputation from these charges led the firm to discontinue the practice.Medium;Knowledge


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Processor Module

A hardware component in computers and control systems that executes instructions, performing tasks such as calculations and data processing.

Master Control Relay

A relay that controls the operation of multiple circuits or systems, acting as a master switch that can enable or disable a group of functions simultaneously.

Main Disconnect Switch

A safety device that completely disconnects the electrical supply to a building, machine, or an electrical circuit.

Processor Scanning

The process by which a programmable logic controller's processor reads input states, executes logic, and updates outputs cyclically.

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