Associated with their article about HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn spying on board members and reporters, MSNBC has a reader poll asking “Do you believe using pretexting to obtain someone’s records should be made illegal?” Pretexting is the practice of lying in order to obtain access to someone else’s record.
It’s already illegal; it’s called “fraud”. The question isn’t whether Dunn should be ousted from HP’s board of directors; it’s whether she should serve jail time.
At the moment, MSNBC reports 84% postive responses to the poll, vs. 12% negative. I’m somewhat baffled about the opinions of the 12%. Do they really think that I should be able to call up their doctor’s office and get their medical records, or call their bank and get a copies of their statements, with no legal repercussions?
MSNBC Poll about “Pretexting”
Associated with their article about HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn spying on board members and reporters, MSNBC has a reader poll asking “Do you believe using pretexting to obtain someone’s records should be made illegal?” Pretexting is the practice of lying in order to obtain access to someone else’s record.
It’s already illegal; it’s called “fraud”. The question isn’t whether Dunn should be ousted from HP’s board of directors; it’s whether she should serve jail time.
At the moment, MSNBC reports 84% postive responses to the poll, vs. 12% negative. I’m somewhat baffled about the opinions of the 12%. Do they really think that I should be able to call up their doctor’s office and get their medical records, or call their bank and get a copies of their statements, with no legal repercussions?