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Sounds a little farfetched. These employees know they're completely burned in the industry if Apple / Foxconn finds out who they are, and they still send the Re

Sounds a little farfetched. These employees know they're completely burned in the industry if Apple / Foxconn finds out who they are, and they still send the Reddit mods verifying documents? That's career suicide.

Inconel 9y ago
I believe the leakers stated that they are not current employees of Foxconn, perhaps they are former employees, but they have access to multiple sources and sell the information they obtain to market analysts.
gwern 9y ago
Both the leakers and subreddit mods are just begging for some administrative subpoenas to Reddit to dump their accounts for industrial espionage or trade secret charges. Speaking from personal experience here, Reddit can't and won't defend your information.
- sasas 9y ago
  > Speaking from personal experience here, Reddit can't and won't defend your information. Could you elaborate on your experience?
  - gcb0 9y ago
    not a journalist. done, not much to argue with the court. but regardless, this is either fake or false flag. most of the new campus is people working on map quality because of apple car and it's not mentioned
  - gwern 9y ago
    See https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/30tudk/psa_5_reddit_accounts_subpoenaed_by_ice/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/30tudk/psa_... ; I also discuss how easy to get and unlimited administrative subpoenas are.
i336_ 9y ago
From this subthread: https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/6ezhwm/iama_foxconn_insider_with_information_on_next_12/diheows/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/6ezhwm/iama_foxconn_... >> You are giving away evidence about you and your mates identities ! > Apple knows about us already. We had a visit earlier today. I'm legal counsel, what we are doing is legal, however frowned upon. I am really curious how that works out. Could this also point to a fragmented Apple that wants to share (perhaps to refine last-minute details?) but can't due to embargoes?

Inconel 9y ago

I believe the leakers stated that they are not current employees of Foxconn, perhaps they are former employees, but they have access to multiple sources and sell the information they obtain to market analysts.

gwern 9y ago

Both the leakers and subreddit mods are just begging for some administrative subpoenas to Reddit to dump their accounts for industrial espionage or trade secret charges. Speaking from personal experience here, Reddit can't and won't defend your information.

sasas 9y ago
> Speaking from personal experience here, Reddit can't and won't defend your information. Could you elaborate on your experience?
- gcb0 9y ago
  not a journalist. done, not much to argue with the court. but regardless, this is either fake or false flag. most of the new campus is people working on map quality because of apple car and it's not mentioned
- gwern 9y ago
  See https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/30tudk/psa_5_reddit_accounts_subpoenaed_by_ice/ https://www.reddit.com/r/DarkNetMarkets/comments/30tudk/psa_... ; I also discuss how easy to get and unlimited administrative subpoenas are.

i336_ 9y ago

From this subthread: https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/6ezhwm/iama_foxconn_insider_with_information_on_next_12/diheows/ https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/6ezhwm/iama_foxconn_... >> You are giving away evidence about you and your mates identities ! > Apple knows about us already. We had a visit earlier today. I'm legal counsel, what we are doing is legal, however frowned upon. I am really curious how that works out. Could this also point to a fragmented Apple that wants to share (perhaps to refine last-minute details?) but can't due to embargoes?