继最近彭博窥探客户信息的丑闻曝光后，已有数家私募基金表示，”担心”公司敏感信息可能会被彭博记者获取。

    多位消息人士表示，他们正在试图获取更多信息，了解彭博（Bloomberg）新闻编辑部门能获得哪些终端用户数据，特别是这是否会导致并购交易的消息泄露。迄今为止，彭博方面尚未与他们当中的任何人主动联络做出具体说明或道歉。

    日前，彭博社总编辑马修•温克勒写道，访问权限设置失当，“这一错误是不可原谅的”，但其影响被夸大了：

    “现在，让我们来明确一下，过去我们的记者可以查看哪些信息。首先，他们可以看到彭博用户的登陆历史，以及登陆名何时创建。其次，他们可以看到用户功能使用情况汇总，但看不到具体的证券信息。这就类似于可以看到一个人使用微软（Microsoft）Word软件和Excel软件的次数。最后，他们还能看到彭博用户问询帮助台的信息……

    彭博记者从未获得授权查看交易系统、投资组合、行情显示屏、交易记录簿或其他相关系统。他们也无权查看客户邮件往来，看不到客户读了那些报道或查了哪些证券。”

    但不是所有人都对这个回答满意。

    “现在彭博要我们信赖他们，相信他们的话：彭博记者看不到我们的投资团队正在阅读或查询的具体文章，”一位拥有10多台彭博终端的私募股权公司消息人士称。“我希望这是真的，但我们正在试图找出有什么办法来确保这一点。”

    另外一名私募股权高管对于彭博帮助台信息表示担忧。“我们大多数投资人都能非常熟练地使用彭博终端，公司内部也有人员可以解答问题，但不排除有时候可能会有人需要求助于（彭博）帮助台。如果他们的问题是，‘我想找有关Y公司的一些信息，但似乎有些问题？'或者，其他什么事情。记者也能看到这些信息吗，这可能会透露出我们对Y公司或其竞争对手感兴趣的信息？这或许是最糟的状况。”

    但这些私募股权消息人士当中，无一表示计划放弃使用彭博终端。至少现在还没有……（财富中文网）

    Several private equity firms are "concerned" that Bloomberg journalists may have accessed sensitive firm information, following recent snooping revelations

    Multiple sources say that they are trying to get more information about what terminal user data was available to Bloomberg editorial, particularly if it led to M&A deal leaks. So far, none of them report having been proactively contacted by Bloomberg with more specifics or an apology.

    Bloomberg editor-in-chief Matthew Winkler wrote early this morning that the access "error is inexcusable," but also suggested that the scandal is being overblown:

    "Now let's also be clear what our reporters had access to. First, they could see a user's login history and when a login was created. Second, they could see high-level types of user functions on an aggregated basis, with no ability to look into specific security information. This is akin to being able to see how many times someone used Microsoft Word vs. Excel. And, finally, they could see information about help desk inquiries...

    At no time did reporters have access to trading, portfolio, monitor, blotter or other related systems. Nor did they have access to clients' messages to one another. They couldn't see the stories that clients were reading or the securities clients might be looking at."

    But not everyone is satisfied.

    "Bloomberg is now asking us to trust them, to just take their word that their reporters couldn't see the specific stories that our investment team was reading or searching for," says a source at a private equity firm with more than 10 Bloomberg terminals. "I hope that's true, but we're trying to figure out our options for making sure it is."

    Another private equity executive expressed worries over the help desk inquiries. "Most of our investors are pretty savvy on Bloomberg boxes, and we have people here who can answer questions, but that doesn't mean someone doesn't sometimes call the help desk. And what if they said 'I'm looking at something about Company Y, and there seems to be a glitch?' Or whatever? Did reporters see that, which may tell them we have interest in Company Y, or in its competitors? That's probably a worst-case scenario"

    None of the private equity sources, however, suggested any plans to give up their Bloomberg terminals. At least not yet...