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Apple Accuses Worker of Leaks

Posted by pudge on from the so-sad-and-yet-not-really-sad-at-all dept.

booboothefoo writes "A former Apple Computer contract worker in Sacramento has been slapped with both civil and criminal charges for allegedly leaking Apple's trade secrets on the Internet." I think the real message here is "don't trust contractors." Or maybe "rumor sites are evil." Or maybe "Setec Astronomy."

6 of 373 comments (clear)

  1. stop bashing contractors by delorean · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I'm a contractor. stop bashing us. It's a good living.

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     Sen. Davy Crocket to US Congress, Nov. 1, 1835
  2. Setec Astronomy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    = Too Many Secrets

  3. Re:or maybe the moral is that Apple isn't Willy Wo by HelbaSluice · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh, relax. Any company would have done this. It's not that Apple is evil. They're defending their ability to unveil their product in the way that they feel is best, and protecting their rights under an NDA.

    Maybe the real story here is how people feel a moral and emotional "ownership" of Apple that has them react with revulsion when Apple behaves like the for-profit company that they are!

  4. The real message by truesaer · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Instead of "don't trust contractors," how about "Don't fucking steal company's trade secrets!"?

  5. Re:Not quite by Qrlx · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I couldn't tell if my browser is retarded. What is the point of your attbi page?

    IE6 crashed, mozilla shows nothing. What's up?

  6. Re:Setec Astronomy by MmmmAqua · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Doesn't this just beat all? I posted the "cooty rat semen" anagram 33 minutes before mu did - I get modded down for being offtopic, he gets modded +1.

    Not trying to claim "first post" on a f*cking anagram (that I didn't even come up with), just pointing out that some 'dot moderator is a jackass.

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