Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C...
by paxys on Monday November 23, 2020 @07:17PM
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> If so, Apple was the only one paying, but the company probably wouldn’t have known about that (possibly, multiple employees would)
If an Apple executive was the one running the entire thing, how is the argument that the company wasn't aware of it? What even is "the company" at this point?
Re:Apple’s head of security indicted in Santa Clara County C...
by Someone on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @07:24AM
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That’s a gray area, but in this case (200 iPads worth about $75,000 versus a company that has a net income of over a hundred million a day, thousands of employees (even disregarding those working in their stores) and top-level execs that, probably, make over $75,000 net every week), I think it’s a safe bet it didn’t go really high up the chain.
Of course, that can change if it turns out Tim Cook knew about this. That would surprise me a lot, though.
I read the story as:
- Head of security team contacts police to get concealed carrying permits for his employees
- Police officer says “if Apple gives us 200 iPads, that can be arranged. On top of that, you’ll get $X”.
- Head of security team agrees, signs of for the Apple hardware, and receives a bribe.
If so, Apple was the only one paying, but the company probably wouldn’t have known about that (possibly, multiple employees would)
If this were the police asking for iPads in exchange for permits, I would call it extortion, not bribery.