Bloomberg Reporters Caught Spying On Terminal Users 55
theodp writes "Big Bloomberg is watching you. CNN reports that was the unsettling realization Goldman Sachs execs came to a few weeks ago when a Bloomberg reporter inadvertently revealed that reporters from the news and financial data provider had surveillance capabilities over users of Bloomberg terminals. 'Limited customer relationship data has long been available to our journalists,' acknowledged a Bloomberg spokesman. 'In light of [Goldman's] concern as well as a general heightened sensitivity to data access, we decided to disable journalist access to this customer relationship information for all clients.' Business Insider is now reporting on allegations that Bloomberg reporters used terminals to spy on JPMorgan during the 'London Whale' disaster; Bloomberg bragged about its leadership on this story."
America, land of the obese, home of the gun NUT .. (Score:3, Funny)
Yea, without huge-sodas and the ability to blow away your neighbours, America would have fallen to those commie-liberal-bastards a long time ago.
Re:This is huge and shocking (Score:2, Funny)
That is the same Mayor Bloomberg that tried to limit the size of sodas in New York City to 16 oz
"Conservatives" shouldn't be up in arms about that, after all there is absolutely nothing different between this and the federal government preventing you from smoking something you found in your back yard, except ...
Wait, a sec. Your talking about weed, right? There's weed growing behind my house? I'll be right back. afk