As the same as many business, money is always something that involves a business. It is not always good as many thinks it should be. The Guardian states “An Apple executive pleaded not guilty last to charges that he took bribes from Asian suppliers in return for inside information.”
A global supply manager, Paul Devine, is accused of accepting more than $1 million dollars. The brib was spread out of years. He received these kickbacks accessories for Apple products. Devine appeared on federal court and is facing 27 charges including five money laundering and wire fraud. Devine breached his contract with Apple, therefore Apple filed a separate civil lawsuit.
According to prosecutors, Devine ran and elaborate scheme. He had several tech companies …show more content…
An Asian manufacturer has already said that they paid money to Devine, but are denying of doing any wrong. (The Guardian)
A South Korean company, Cresyn, which makes earphones and headsets, revealed that they hired Devine as a consultant to receive information about consumer trends in the US. (The Guardian)
"An Apple manager offered to provide us with business consulting to help us advance into the US market. So we signed a normal consulting contract, which was not illegal," Cresyn said in a statement. It added that it had not received any specific information about future products.(The Guardian)
Devin is currently in custody and will reappear in court. The judge is deciding on whether to grant his bail or not. (The Guardian) Any good typically come to the end, especially when the FBI is getting involved. How does one really decide what is right or wrong when the FBI is getting involved? It is a tough decision to make. There are many concerns whether and to what extent can the court in the United States compel from companies to assist in unlocking cell phones whose data are cryptographically protected. There is much debate over public access to strong encryption. …show more content…
These requests would require Apple to make new software for the government that could bypass the security locks on the phone. (Wiki)
In December 2015 there was a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. This attacked kill 14 people and injured 22. The two attackers later died in a shootout with the police, after they had destroyed their personal phones. One Iphone 5C was recovered from the shooters, but there was no way to access it. If the pass code was guessed wrong, after 10 times, the phone would erase everything. So this led the FBI wanting Apple to create software that would be able to unlock these devices. (Wiki)
Apple refused to create software that would unlock the phone. There was a hearing scheduled for this case. There was a delay in the case hearing due to the government being able to get a third party to attempt to help them unlock the Iphone. On March 28th, the FBI announced that the Iphone was unlocked and the request for the software from Apple was withdrawn.
A global supply manager, Paul Devine, is accused of accepting more than $1 million dollars. The brib was spread out of years. He received these kickbacks accessories for Apple products. Devine appeared on federal court and is facing 27 charges including five money laundering and wire fraud. Devine breached his contract with Apple, therefore Apple filed a separate civil lawsuit.
According to prosecutors, Devine ran and elaborate scheme. He had several tech companies …show more content…
An Asian manufacturer has already said that they paid money to Devine, but are denying of doing any wrong. (The Guardian)
A South Korean company, Cresyn, which makes earphones and headsets, revealed that they hired Devine as a consultant to receive information about consumer trends in the US. (The Guardian)
"An Apple manager offered to provide us with business consulting to help us advance into the US market. So we signed a normal consulting contract, which was not illegal," Cresyn said in a statement. It added that it had not received any specific information about future products.(The Guardian)
Devin is currently in custody and will reappear in court. The judge is deciding on whether to grant his bail or not. (The Guardian) Any good typically come to the end, especially when the FBI is getting involved. How does one really decide what is right or wrong when the FBI is getting involved? It is a tough decision to make. There are many concerns whether and to what extent can the court in the United States compel from companies to assist in unlocking cell phones whose data are cryptographically protected. There is much debate over public access to strong encryption. …show more content…
These requests would require Apple to make new software for the government that could bypass the security locks on the phone. (Wiki)
In December 2015 there was a terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California. This attacked kill 14 people and injured 22. The two attackers later died in a shootout with the police, after they had destroyed their personal phones. One Iphone 5C was recovered from the shooters, but there was no way to access it. If the pass code was guessed wrong, after 10 times, the phone would erase everything. So this led the FBI wanting Apple to create software that would be able to unlock these devices. (Wiki)
Apple refused to create software that would unlock the phone. There was a hearing scheduled for this case. There was a delay in the case hearing due to the government being able to get a third party to attempt to help them unlock the Iphone. On March 28th, the FBI announced that the Iphone was unlocked and the request for the software from Apple was withdrawn.