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Police Seize Computers From Gizmodo Editor
secretcurse writes "California police have served a search warrant and seized computers from Jason Chen, the Gizmodo editor who unveiled the 4th-generation iPhone to the world. Gawker Media's COO has replied claiming that the warrant was served illegally due to Mr. Chen's status as a journalist. The plot thickens..."
...the photos/specs are already on the web. They can't stop the signal, Mal.
Man is the lowest-cost, 150-pound, nonlinear, all-purpose computer system which can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.
Apple == The rise of a new Microsoft?
And in another thread, somebody told me I'm "eccentric" because I fear the government doing exactly what they did to Gizmodo's Editor. You're not being eccentric when you have case-after-case-after-case of government abuse to back you up.
Plus my own personal experience where my car was searched in Texas while I was supposed to be enjoying a vacation. Damn Feds made me stand around for an hour before finally admitting, "Well I guess you ain't got no illegals here." Duh. It's a coupe not a van. I wouldn't be able to hide anybody even if I wanted too, ya damn dirty apes..... I mean Homeland Security.
Oh well. Liberty wanes and each day we come closer to a revival of the Feudal state where citizens are serfs of the new Lords called politicians. "With the first link the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied..... chains us all irrevocably." - Captain Picard
FOX NEWS.com should be BANNED from television and internet. Have the Congress take it over and give us Truespeak.
To avoid waking up one day in PYITA prison, you may want to recheck your regional laws.
"Finders keepers" doesn't even count as valid in the second grade.
Apple wouldn't've had any issue if the phone wasn't _taken_ in the first place. In fact, it wouldn't've had an issue if the phone was returned (either to Apple or the police).
[On an unrelated note, aren't double contractions cool!]
Now - sorry USA friends, I know you can't do anything about this and prob don't agree to it- how the hell can finding a phone that you recognize as maybe a prototype (not something Jane or Joe can....) offer to bring it back to Apple be a reason to get your home searched? And how do you combine that with bringing 'freedom' *in exchange for oil lol* to iraq? How? I am pretty sure some of the smartest people in the world have their lives in the USA and yet this is happening... That's pretty (sorry for the language) fucked up :(
Hmm, I've got some mod points. I should go over there and mark him insightful.
Sorry, gonna burn some karma here because I just can't stand seeing the english language murdered like this:
It makes me feel little-to-know sympathy for Gizmodo.
This should be "little to no symphathy" of course. Originally, from "little to none" describing a range, from little of something to none of it. Example:
Q: "How much stock do you put in his story?"
A: "Little to none".
When used as a modifier, it becomes "little to no". Example:
"I have little to no faith in his story."
You are taking the law quite literally, but without applying the common sense that a judge and jury will likely use (or not, you never know with some people).
Hypothetical situation.
You lose your wallet, it has your name, address and contact number in it, along with 50 bucks. You contact the owner, tell him you found his wallet, and he says "wow, an honest person in this day and age, what a fucking miracle. Tell you what, keep the money and the wallet, you deserve it".
Are you STILL required now to proceed to step 2, and report it to the police ? For what purpose exactly ? So they can also contact the owner who has already said you can keep it ?
Now, moving on a little. What if the owner tells you "it is not mine", even if it's patently obvious that it IS his ... again, what purpose does step 2 serve ?
I'll tell you ... step 2 serves to cover step 1 in the event you CANNOT identify or contact the owner yourself. If step 1 has already been fulfilled, and the owner has said it is not mine ... you cannot then be at fault for not proceeding to step 2.