HP promo a little too personal

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I guess I was too otherwise involved watching the games during the NLCS to notice that—just like Carlos Beltran—if Hewlett-Packard had a chance to do it all over again, it may have done it differently. My husband pointed out that the technology company’s “Personality Profiles” promotion—which has been running throughout the playoffs and gives details of players likes and dislikes—cuts uncomfortably close given that HP is embroiled in controversy for spying on company directors and journalists.

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