Tim Cook faces first flap over lost iPhone: Security guards impersonate SF police
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[quote]Apple CEO Tim Cook may have to deal with his first real crisis if reports about company security officers impersonating cops turn out to be true.
According to SF Weekly, the man at the center of the lost iPhone story said that six officials he thought were San Francisco police officers searched his home in July.
SF Weekly reports:
[quote]If accurate, his account raises the possibility that Apple security personnel attempting to recover the prototype falsely represented themselves as police officers--a criminal act punishable by up to a year in jail in the state of California--or that SFPD employees colluding with Apple failed to properly report an extensive search of a person's home, car, and computer.
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CNET News this week reported that an unreleased version of the iPhone was lost at Cava22, a bar in the Mission District. As ZDNet's Jason O'Grady noted lightning strikes twice given that Apple's iPhone 4 was also lost. This iPhone tale turned into a national story.
Now, a lost test device isn't exactly a crisis for Cook, but the events that follow could become a major headache. According to Sergio Calderón, the man at the center of this week's story, six people wearing badges showed up to look for a lost iPhone that was traced to him via GPS. SF Weekly also reports that these folks said they were from the San Francisco Police Department.
Losing a prototype is one thing. Impersonating the cops is another matter entirely. Now that SF Weekly has connected this lost iPhone saga to Anthony Colon, an Apple investigator, this flap could turn out to be a real problem.
After Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO, Cook probably thought his next big item was to launch the iPhone 5. Now it looks like his first big chore will be putting out fires related to this lost device.[/quote]
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Apple, that isn't how you take law into your own hands.
My first impression of the new CEO of Apple is now that of Dr. Evil.
why is this such an amazing issue oh my god it's just a fucking phone
And I am sure it was not Cook who ordered to do something like that. I mean, he is probably not that dumb.
This issue is making Apple look really dirty.
I mean really, impersonating police officers? Sounds like something from a movie.
Maybe it was another company using espionage! jk
But yea that is really fucked up.
Gee Apple, way to give the foil hat crowd more ammunition. You're beginning to LOOK more and more like an evil corporation each and every day.
The 'underlings' were probably so scared of being fired they took extreme/desperate measures.
-snip- sorry.
[QUOTE=bull3tmagn3t;32086163]They say he might be gay. Maybe they took advantage of this.
"Yes officer you may search my house, teehee"
I SUCK
Just a joke, don't be ragin, no hate for gays.[/QUOTE]
that's the dumbest joke ever and it knocked down gays like 5 notches. you didn't even make a topical joke.
[QUOTE=usaokay;32086124]A comedy movie starring Seth Rogen.[/QUOTE]
Zack Galifiniakas.
Is this fucking Apple or Majestic 12?
[QUOTE=thisispain;32084083]why is this such an amazing issue oh my god it's just a fucking phone[/QUOTE]
It's not just a phone....
... it's a Magic Phone!~
It's not just a fucking phone you damn buffoons. [B]IT'S THE FUTURE OF PHONES[/B]
anthony colon is the worst name i've heard this week
[QUOTE=commander204;32084102]And I am sure it was not Cook who ordered to do something like that. I mean, he is probably not that dumb.[/QUOTE]Yeah but the guy at the top will always get blamed because its his company
Didn't the guy who lost the iphone 4 kill himself or something?
I [i]thought[/i] it sounded weird when I posted the original article, how it said "San Francisco police and Apple security searched the home"
I think it's more about the fact that the tech for the phone is out there and has the potential to cost Apple lots emone
I thought this was a publicity stunt?
[QUOTE=BCell;32087692]I thought this was a publicity stunt?[/QUOTE]
Maybe their employees really are that incompetent.
Or the employee did it as a publicity stunt in order to get a promotion or something but it backfired
More and more free promotion for Apple and their annual iProduct...:rolleyes:
I really doubt you could put this down to Tim Cook. If you can, then wow.
I'm the only one reading
"Tims cock faps over iPhone"?
Wow, pretending to be police to get into someone's house is not okay, no matter the circumstances.
Damn like with everything I do, the second I finally change my opinion on a company; They do something weird XD
Wait. I think I know what's up.
The new iPhone has some kind of technology that causes the phones to explode and kill the owner. It's like a kill-chip for all the customers in case they turn against Apple! This is why they're so desperate to get it back! They don't want us to know. Deus Ex is coming true!
Seriously though, I wouldn't let some cops search my apartment without a warrant, especially if they were looking for a "lost iPod". Especially if there were SIX of them. I don't know why any police force would send that many people to look for a phone. Does this guy live in a mansion or something?
It would be easier if Apple didn't let the employees take the prototypes home with them.
[QUOTE=Zet;32104918]It would be easier if Apple didn't let the employees take the prototypes home with them.[/QUOTE]
You'll see some work mail notifying all employees that all prototypes can't leave the building now.
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I AM ABOVE THE LAW.
This reminds me of this
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