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Law Enforcement Reportedly Looking Into Circumstances of Lost Next-Generation iPhone

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CNET reports that law enforcement officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding an Apple employee's lost next-generation iPhone that ended up in the hands of Gizmodo, which published details of the device earlier this week.
Apple has spoken to local police about the incident and the investigation is believed to be headed by a computer crime task force led by the Santa Clara County district attorney's office, the source said. Apple's Cupertino headquarters is in Santa Clara County, about 40 miles south of San Francisco.
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The current focus of the investigation is said to be determining whether or not sufficient evidence exists for criminal charges to be pursued, although it is unclear whether the investigation is targeting the finder of the iPhone, Gizmodo, or both.

Gizmodo has admitted paying $5000 for the device, and many have questioned the legality of the entire situation.

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Maybe the request letter from Apple is the calm before the legal storm.
I can't imagine Steve Jobs having a problem with seeing Nick Denton in handcuffs even the charges were eventually dropped.
 
Here we go again, way to go spending tax and resources on cr@p that won't solve or lead to anything but ice-cream news.
 
The shady part is that the person who "found" the phone know who the owner is (he claimed to have found the guy's facebook info on the phone), but did not try to contact the apple engineer to return the device.
 
Really?

Peace said:
Good. I hope they throw the book at Gizmodo.
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From the same crowd that endlessly speculates & breaks down every supposed Best Buy inventory screen shot & NOW you are mad someone gave you a legit sneak peek two months early???? Give it a rest people. The engineer is a Apple employee= HE IS APPLE. APPLE LOST THE PHONE. APPLE IGNORED MULTIPLE REQUESTS TO RETURN THE DEVICE. APPLE NEEDS TO SHUT UP & GO BACK TO COUNTING THEIR MONEY.
 
It's one thing to have stolen property.....and another thing to take it apart and post pictures on a web site.
 
mski349 said:
From the same crowd that endlessly speculates & breaks down every supposed Best Buy inventory screen shot & NOW you are mad someone gave you a legit sneak peek two months early???? Give it a rest people. The engineer is a Apple employee= HE IS APPLE. APPLE LOST THE PHONE. APPLE IGNORED MULTIPLE REQUESTS TO RETURN THE DEVICE. APPLE NEEDS TO SHUT UP & GO BACK TO COUNTING THEIR MONEY.
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I know. It's ridiculous. People complain about Apple's secrecy and spend their time on a rumors site for Apple, and then as soon as there's a leak, they complain that it's unfair to Apple :rolleyes:
 
Incident didn't take place in Santa Clara County

While Apple's Cupertino HQ is in Santa Clara County, the Apple engineer left the phone in a bar in Redwood City, California, which is in San Mateo County. Wonder if that makes any difference.
 
Before anyone gets too crazy, this is a criminal case, not a civil one.

yg17 said:
Law enforcement doesn't have better crap to waste their time on? :rolleyes:
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Apparently, not because that’s what this division does.

From the CNET article,

"The computer crime task force is called REACT, which stands for Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, and was established in 1997 with a goal of working closely with Bay Area technology companies. In the past, for instance, Apple has contacted REACT to report an employee who sold over $100,000 worth of computers on eBay. REACT also has investigated denial-of-service attacks targeting local firms."
 
mski349 said:
What was stolen exaclty?
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Poor choice of words on my part.

Gizmodo knew that they had a device that was received through 'improper' channels, and they pushed the envelope by taking it apart and posting the photos of it on their site.
 
I wonder if Gizmodo still happy about their "exclusivity" to introduce new device ...
 
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