Where's the Teeth in Ethics? HP executives admitted that outside investigators had used a technique called "pretexting," or posing as someone else to obtain phone records of reporters and board members suspected of involvement in press leaks. Then-board Chairman Patricia Dunn, who ordered the investigation, said she had been unaware of the technique's use and called it "embarrassing." "It was not consistent with the values of our company, our privacy policy and our practices, and it was certainly not consistent with decades of ethical behavior," said Scott Taylor, who was named as HP's Chief Privacy Officer in June. While addressing the company's top-ranking 150 executives at an internal conference, HP CEO Mark Hurd said one of his top dozen priorities was "building a world-class ethics and compliance program," Hoak said. Do you feel that an unethical event such as pretexting could occur again at HP? Why or Why Not? Can you suggest steps to use to put more teeth into the ethical procedures at \(\mathrm{HP}\) and ensure the 150 executives at the meeting will not commit unethical or fraudulent acts?