Get off the line!

On-line news organizations are taping conference calls and broadcasting them, sometimes without your permission or knowledge. What do you have to hide? Nothing. But you'll have a real problem on your hands if the information on the call is misused. 'The calls are targeted to a sophisticated audience,' says George Karklins, IRO of CoreStates Financial. 'Opening them up to a wider audience can result in unfounded rumors, which in turn can cause stock price swings.' Karklins argues that the information