For two years , with its chief ethics officer often riding point , the company commissioned a set of black ops that included internal witch hunts , surveillance and warrantless searches of reporters ' phone records , all in an effort to zealously guard the image of their company Mark V. Hurd , the chief executive of Hewlett-Packard , maintained on Friday that '' the intent of the investigation was absolutely proper and appropriate . ''
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