Hewlett-Packard, the company currently under government investigation for privacy violations, is <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060921/ap_on_hi_te/hp_privacy;_ylt=AgmYiTgakaOQeUYk4DvI4YCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OTB1amhuBHNlYwNtdHM-">co-sponsor of an award for "privacy innovation."</A> Nominees are currently being accepted for the fourth annual HP/IAPP Privacy Innovation award, which Hewlett-Packard gives in conjunction with the Maine-based International Association of Privacy Professionals. According to the award's Web site, the prize was created to honor "strong and unique contributions to the privacy industry."