Apple security chief bribes California sheriff for CCW permits with iPads

[HCountyGuy]

I’m sure they’ll all get a very stern talking to, and no ice cream!


..okay there might be ice cream but absolutely NO SPRINKLES!!!

[Totem Polar]

America today: A nation of pretentious pretenders pretending to believe in the pretension that they proffer or mandate for others while they pretentiously pretend they are following the marching orders so pretentiously legislated by their elected pretenders (while they think no one is looking).

Burn the lot of 'em.

And of course, the pretenders have something in mind for you and me too:

[Mark D]

Seriously? We were just here a couple of months ago with Facebook's security firm trying similar BS to secure CCW permits for VIP protection details.

https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/f...candal-so-far/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/...d-gun-permits/

There's a P-F thread about that instance of corruption.

On a related note, the San Jose Inside article (linked above) explains that the You Tube HQ shooting a couple of years ago prompted a surge in requests for armed security in Silicon Valley. Surprise, surprise.

[HCM]

Seriously? We were just here a couple of months ago with Facebook's security firm trying similar BS to secure CCW permits for VIP protection details.

https://www.sanjoseinside.com/news/f...candal-so-far/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/...d-gun-permits/

There's a P-F thread about that instance of corruption.

On a related note, the San Jose Inside article (linked above) explains that the You Tube HQ shooting a couple of years ago prompted a surge in requests for armed security in Silicon Valley. Surprise, surprise.

About the "Seriously?"

These are part of, or at minimum, a spin off of, the same investigation into the Facebook security CCW permit corruption. In other words this is simply another portion of a continuing scheme of misconduct.

Unlike on TV, investigations like this aren't wrapped up on 60 minutes minus commercials. In the real world, investigations and legal process such as search warrants and indictments take months and years. It's not uncommon for the results of one set of search warrants into a suspect's communications to result in additional suspects and more rounds of search warrants. The results of which may take weeks or even months to analyze.

My SWAG is that during the Facebook security/CCW investigation, either the search warrant returns on the suspect's communications revealed others engaged in the same form of corruption or someone from the initial investigation flipped and provided more suspects.

Don't be surprised if there are more indictments involving some other tech people.

[feudist]

Silicone Valley will get what it wants in the next four years.

So will asshoe China.