Wal-Mart fires employee for recording calls with journalist
AFP, March, 2007
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Retail giant Wal-Mart said Monday it had sacked a systems technician for recording telephone conversations involving a New York Times reporter without authorization.
Wal-Mart said it informed federal prosecutors about the recording and also told the New York Times. It said the actions did not appear to violate any laws but were a contravention of company policy.
"These recordings were not authorized by the company and were in direct violation of the established operational policy that forbids such activity without prior written approval from the legal department," Wal-Mart said in a statement.
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"No such approval was ever sought and, had such approval been sought, it would have been denied."
Wal-Mart said its internal investigation found that the systems technician had recorded telephone conversations between Wal-Mart public relations associates and a reporter from The New York Times between September 2006 and January 2007. ...
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