Will it blend? iPhone 4! He encounters some problems though... (recent events humor)

[emartin]

Will it blend? iPhone 4! He encounters some problems though... (recent events humor)

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If you don't get the joke, see these links:
http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/14/apple.lost.iphone/index.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36787239/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/04/20/leaked.iphone/index.html

The Apple had the local Police illegally raid and seize all electronics from a journalists home even though they already returned the iPhone. (Apple ignore all emails and phone calls from them when they said they had a lost prototype iphone. When they went ahead and published the article that got Apple's attention and they finally responded (with a letter from a lawyer) about getting the iPhone back).

 

[Prince]

The Police didn't illegally raid the editor's house. I know we screw up but that was legal. I think the only thing in question was the search warrant served. If I remember correctly that was resolved too.I defend good Police work and admonish bad Police work. I will now step off the soap box. That guy isn't funny either. Just wasting somebodies money for chuckles.

 

[Cartel]

Got mine reserved can't wait.

 

[Prince]

I am going to
pick mine up at best buy on the 24th. I like their warranty plan. They will be replacing me 3g on the 24th. Ian converting my 3g into a 8g iPod touch.

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[emartin]

The Police didn't illegally raid the editor's house. I know we screw up but that was legal. I think the only thing in question was the search warrant served. If I remember correctly that was resolved too.I defend good Police work and admonish bad Police work. I will now step off the soap box. That guy isn't funny either. Just wasting somebodies money for chuckles.

It's illegal by federal and state laws in California for police to raid/search a journalists home for information/items stemming from an article they produced.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/iphone-raid/
http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers
http://www.businessinsider.com/henr...as-illegal-under-federal-and-state-law-2010-4


I agree I support all law enforcement that is done by the book/for the good of the people (and I do have a decent amount of family members that worked as County Prosecutors and Police Officers, including one family member back two generations that was the Secretary of Labor in the white house back in the day). But that search warrant and raid was illegal and never should have been (the warrant) issued. Especially since the item was already returned to Apple and it was their fault for not only losing the device (it wasn't stolen) but not responding to Gizmodo's and Gawker Media's calls and emails to them that they had the prototype and wished to return it before the article and video revealing it was published online.

It's one thing for a city police department to not be aware of a Federal Law banning search warrants for Journalists for leaks, etc....but for a city police department to be unaware/negligent to their own state's legislation?

And regarding wasting money.. That's his money. He's the ceo, founder, and inventor of Blendtec blenders. He started a viral marketing campaign a few years back by blending everyday items to show off how powerful and sturdy their blenders are.

I personally enjoy the videos. If the blenders weren't like $500 I would've bought one years ago... (and that is a fair price for how powerful they are (and they are automatic. You pick a setting and it blends it for you and stops by itself when it is done))

 

[Cartel]

I'll take this over the Blendtec just to say I did. Side note I saw a blendtec demo at Costco today.

 

[Prince]

It's illegal by federal and state laws in California for police to raid/search a journalists home for information/items stemming from an article they produced.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/04/iphone-raid/
http://gizmodo.com/5524843/police-seize-jason-chens-computers
http://www.businessinsider.com/henr...as-illegal-under-federal-and-state-law-2010-4


I agree I support all law enforcement that is done by the book/for the good of the people (and I do have a decent amount of family members that worked as County Prosecutors and Police Officers, including one family member back two generations that was the Secretary of Labor in the white house back in the day). But that search warrant and raid was illegal and never should have been (the warrant) issued. Especially since the item was already returned to Apple and it was their fault for not only losing the device (it wasn't stolen) but not responding to Gizmodo's and Gawker Media's calls and emails to them that they had the prototype and wished to return it before the article and video revealing it was published online.

It's one thing for a city police department to not be aware of a Federal Law banning search warrants for Journalists for leaks, etc....but for a city police department to be unaware/negligent to their own state's legislation?

I just finished a training class on identifying and seizing electronic evidence. I also read the initail stories about how the phone was revealed. They were wrong for paying 5,000 dollars for a patent protected product no matter how it was acquired. Mr. Chen initially would only give the phone back if Apple confirmed to him that it was the new iPhone ahead of their time line for release. In my book that is extortion.
I'll base my argument on the Wired article as the Gizmodo article is from the suspect/victim depending on how you look at the case. The article from business insider based on EFF statements can be taken with a grain of salt. The EFF has a beef with Apple becuase of their heavy handed tactics concerning Jail breaking the iPhone and their Dev kits for App store programmers. Apple is also against open source programming which is a big problem with the EFF. His home was raided to investigate the illegal sale and publishing of trade secrets. News folk don't get unlimited protection from the PPA. His computer were seized to check for electronic evidence pertaining to the crimes he may or may not be charged with. The only requirement under the PPA is that you have to TRY not to interfere with daily business operations. If you do you have to make every attempt to return the items as soon as possible. The investigators have what a reasonable man would consider the time it takes to forensically examine his computer equipment. If Mr. Chen feels that he is enduring undue hardships due to the seizurr of his equipment he can easily request it back through his attorney. The forensic tech is only allowed to review the items on the computer that pertain to the case being investigated. He can't go on a fishing expedition through his computer. This link http://www.consumerprivacyguide.org/law/ppa.shtml explains the PPA better than the article but you have to read the whole thing and not just the first paragraph. Gawker media does not publish any printed material from what I found. So they are not protected. His source of the phone was turned in by a friend of his because she realized what he was doing was wrong. The Police department didn't use information from Mr. Chen's computer to identify the source of the iPhone 4. The courts haven't quite caught up with new forms of distributing information. The Officers who completed the investigation are trained professional computer crime investigators who have had hours and hours of training. No amount of pressure from a private entity would compel me to risk my career by violating someones civil rights. I think I am done. Oh one more thing California has not determined whether Bloggers as Mr. Chen is consider are actually Journalist and afforded the same protection......................I didn't know the video was to sell blenders. I though the guy just liked tearing tech up. Makes sense now. I now step down off the soap box.