ethics

Introducing Lauren Goode

Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher in Walt Mossberg on December 1, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Meet our newest AllThingsD writer, who will cover consumer tech products and issues.

Mike Arrington, AOL Employee, Won’t Have “Influence on Coverage,” Says AOL

Peter Kafka in News on September 2, 2011 at 7:58 am PT

You thought a story about Mike Arrington would be clean and easy? Ha. Here’s the latest.

CrunchFund? Unethical Ventures? Pig Pile Partners? No Matter What You Call It, It’s Business as Usual in Silicon Valley.

Kara Swisher in Media on September 2, 2011 at 6:16 am PT

It’s a giant, filthy mud puddle of conflicts of interest in Silicon Valley, but everybody’s in the cesspool, it seems.

Murdoch & Son Visit Parliament and Return With a Big Helping Of Humble (and Shaving Cream) Pie

Kara Swisher in Media on July 19, 2011 at 6:36 am PT

News Corp. CEO and majordomo Rupert Murdoch tells British lawmakers he is sorry on the “most humble day of my life”, survives a surprise attack and loses his jacket. Other than that, the hearing turned into a what didn’t the Murdochs know and when didn’t they know it Q&A session.

Silicon Valley’s Tom Perkins — Who Quit HP Board Over Phone Hacking — Backs News Corp. Execs in New Scandal

Kara Swisher in Media on July 19, 2011 at 12:02 am PT

Last time, the legendary VC dumped his directorship in indignation over HP’s spying of reporters’ phone records. This time, the News Corp. board member has a different view.

Web Analysts Back Code of Ethics Amid Privacy Concerns

Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 27, 2011 at 3:21 pm PT

Amid increasing scrutiny of the Internet-data industry, a group of people who analyze such online information are trying to get their colleagues to commit to a code of ethics. Among other things, the new code asks workers to ensure that consumers have a means to opt out of tracking and that privacy policies provide a clear explanation of data collection and usage.

VC Ben Horowitz Takes Aim at HP Critics (Are You Listening, Larry and Jack?)

Kara Swisher in News on October 8, 2010 at 4:32 pm PT

Today, in a sharply worded post titled “In Defense of Standards, Ethics, and Honest Financial Reporting at Hewlett-Packard,” prominent venture capitalist Ben Horowitz took to his blog to shoot back at the plethora of critics of the Hewlett-Packard board for their conduct related to the controversial jettisoning of CEO Mark Hurd. Let us just say, the longtime business partner of HP board member Marc Andreessen did not mince words.

In Defense of Standards, Ethics, and Honest Financial Reporting at Hewlett-Packard

Ben Horowitz, Co-founder and General Partner, Andresseen Horowitz in News on October 8, 2010 at 4:22 pm PT

Recently, my old company Hewlett-Packard has been in the news–and not in a good way. I’ve been watching the coverage from the sidelines up to this point, but felt increasingly compelled to join the conversation and share my point of view. So here goes.

The Facebook Movie: Sorry, Mark–But Critics Like It, They Really Like It! (Plus the Taiwanesed Version!)

Kara Swisher in News on October 1, 2010 at 7:15 am PT

The Facebook movie is finally here, the reviews are in and–no surprise–the critics are raving. After all, it was done by Hollywood pros with director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin, who have apparently transformed the appalling badly penned and very fictional book “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal” by Ben Mezrich into some bit of cinematic art. But that’s not BoomTown talking, so here is a rundown of five reviews by top critics.