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Apple Investigators Posed as Police in New Lost iPhone Prototype Search?

Macopotamus said:
That could be true but there are what, 30,000 Apple employees? How many have access to the prototype iPhones? How do they prevent their friends and loved ones from recognizing that their iPhone is different?

Maybe I'm just surrounded by a bunch of geeks all day, but in my social circle if one of our friends showed up with a particularly unique iPhone there would be a lot of questions about it. I have friends that work for Apple, all of them are as oblivious as the rest of us about hardware and software. How does Apple stop someones wife from picking up their prototype iPhone to check the time or otherwise? There must be a security measure on the phone, at the very least, but I suspect just less people have access than before.
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It's pretty simple. Have 2 phones. One that you use normally, the other the one that you use when you have to conduct tests of some kind.
 
wovel said:
True. Allowing allowing a warrantless search is never in your best interest. If we made it illegal for police to even ask, this things would be much easier to sort out.
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Nothing wrong with being searched without a warrant if it's the REAL police! But I wouldn't let a rent-a-cop in my house for nothing without a warrant and the police.

Again... the whole story does not add up and seems fishy all around.
 
arn said:
Why would Apple, the most secretive company in the world, not contact the police who would make a police report?

hmm...

arn
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Mr. Pink said:
Is it really that hard to believe? Their testers are a bunch of young kids, my age, who don't appreciate what's necessary to be responsible with their jobs the way Tim Cook-level guys do. They're just getting into the game. They're still enamoured by the joy of landing a job at Apple and living the life. In their youth, they're going out and spending some I-work-for-Apple-dammit cash on drinking with their buddies. So in a year's time, two of them left their test phones at the bar while doing so.

Also this:



It's not that crazy to believe. Especially given the craziness over last year. I wouldn't put it past Apple to try to avoid police involvement this time around as it did them little good last time. Sure, justice was served to a degree, but it was such a headache.
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I do not buy this. Apple is already making a lot of ripples, with people pushing investigations in to anti-competitive practice.

If Apple did this, and it came out, as it it would with thhe spotlight on them at the moment, it won't just be the local PD investigating, it would go all the way to Washington.
 
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If true, some people at Apple should face criminal charges.

While it is true that if he let them in without demanding a search warrant he made a mistake. However, having six people identifying themselves as SFPD is pretty intimidating.

As mentioned before, if you don't have to have anything to hide you should still demand a search warrant. Each violation of personal privacy and rights erodes those protections.
 
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You've heard of Hogan's Heroes?...

How about Colin's Oscopy? :rolleyes::D

There it is! I see it!! The missing iPhone!!!


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If Apple has the power to conduct a search of a private home, just think what power the government has under the so called patriot act. Now that corporations have the rights of people, and the power of government....the people actually are losing their power and their rights. We are living in a corporatocracy. Kneel before Zod! :p
 
Daremo said:
Why on earth, would you allow ANYONE to search your home, without a proper warrant?
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Even when not knowing much about the person involved, everything seems to indicate that the person involved is a hispanic, their culture, concepts and history of their relationship with government, and the police especially, differs from the USA.
 
Daremo said:
Why on earth, would you allow ANYONE to search your home, without a proper warrant?
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Well police often bully people into that through lies and intimidation. Not saying that happened here (I am still not convinced anything happened here). It is not uncommon for police to tell people it will go easier if you cooperate, it will be worse if you call lawyer. I can keep you out of jail if you don't let us take a look.

All this can and does happen. It should be illegal. An across the board ban on warrantless searches and interrogation without council is the only real solution. It will never happen, the police will argue they are being handcuffed, the advocates will be called soft on crime, and our rights will continue to erode.
 
whole account sounds fishy. i'm not looking to defend apple but when have 6 law enforcement officials ever all worn "badges" of some kind? the only time badges are clearly displayed is on beat cops. and why so many?

obviously they were all apple employees or a mix of apple and law enforcement because the police do not know how to determine if an iPhone was synced to a computer. they would need assistance by apple techs which explains the total of 6 people. but now the account is in question because it says they were all wearing badges.

this guy and/or the reported are confused and/or lying to some degree. as for apple's guilt, we'll see as more details surface.

and to all the posts about warrants...no warrant would be necessary in 2 instances.
1. they were all apple people (no law enforcement) just asking to search someone's house (perfectly legal if that person complies).
2. they were law enforcement and/or apple people with no intent to prosecute (highly unlikely) even if they found a stolen iPhone prototype. warrants are only needed for court proceedings and evidence.
 
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chainprayer said:
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Sir, I'm going to need to see some ID...

... No, not your license. Your Apple ID.
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Lollllllllll
 
Government work

I should have went into government work. Retire after 26 years and collect the fat pension. Then "consult" for other work to double dip.
 
Popeye206 said:
Didn't see "posing as a cop" anywhere in the job description! :p
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That's in the orientation video...


Seriously though...this guy clearly has had a hard time letting go of this authority / prior career.....he should be getting a first hand look on what it's like on the other side soon!

You wonder what shadiness occurred when he was in the Police force.
 
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