> Admitting to the crime is a form of damage control. Someone with a clue figured out what was going on, spoke to the lawyers, and determined that the penalties

> Admitting to the crime is a form of damage control. Someone with a clue figured out what was going on, spoke to the lawyers, and determined that the penalties, if any, would be harsher if they wait for a trial before admitting guilt. I don't think so. I'd guess a lawyer would've told them to get rid of the feature, delete all collected passwords, never use any of it in the future and most importantly, don't admit to anything. It's rare that a lawyer advises you to admit to a crime. Before they admitted to it no one even knew if they ever used the collected data.