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Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by TechCapon(m): 6:53am On Jul 12, 2018 |
TechCapon ![]() A former Apple staff has been arrested on charges of stealing self-driving car technology from Apple and sharing trade secrets to a Chinese electric vehicle company called Xpeng Motors. He was arrested on July 7 at the security checkpoint at San Jose International Airport on the way to board a “last-minute” flight to Hangzhou, China. This is coming during the peak of a heated trade war between the United States and China. ![]() The U.S. federal prosecutors accused the ex-Apple hardware engineer, Xiaolang Zhang, of copying over 40 GB of Apple intellectual property to his wife’s laptop before submitting his resignation letter and leaving Apple in April to work for Xpeng Motors in China. According to Reuters, the downloaded data includes a 25-page secret blueprint of a circuit board for a self-driving car, which investigators say “serves as the basis for the instant criminal charge.” ![]() He took paternity leave in April 2018, and traveled to China, but was flagged for suspicious behavior when his supervisor discovered that he ran extensive searches of secret databases and returned to Apple’s campus on April 28, at a time when he was still supposed to be in China for paternity leave. On April 30, Zhang resigned from Apple to work for Xpeng Motors in China, guess he was more loyal to his country than he was to the Biggest Tech company in the world. On June 27, the FBI questioned Zhang and served a search warrant at his house. Agents later learned that Zhang purchased a “last-minute” ticket to China for July 7, on which day he was arrested. He faces lengthy prison time if convicted and at the same time puts other Chinese workers in America in bad position because US president Trump have accused China of stealing American technology. Guess this arrest have proved him right. SOURCE:https://techcapon.com/ex-apple-worker-risks-prison-term-for-stealing-apples-self-driving-car-secrets/ 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by madridguy(m): 6:57am On Jul 12, 2018 |
Interesting..... |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by Iruobean(m): 7:08am On Jul 12, 2018 |
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Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by babaRUNtinz(m): 7:10am On Jul 12, 2018 |
Sorry unto them. No idea is original though. 1 Like |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by DannyJ19(m): 7:10am On Jul 12, 2018 |
Mumu |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by emalek86(m): 7:10am On Jul 12, 2018 |
look at citizen getting arrested for a right cause, stealing for the great of his country, if it's our Nigeria you will hear arrested for duping or drug racketing. useless country with useless president 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by igbohausayoruba: 7:11am On Jul 12, 2018 |
Cup full |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by Mikeross62: 7:11am On Jul 12, 2018 |
hmmm |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by MANNABBQGRILLS: 7:11am On Jul 12, 2018 |
He's done for...... 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by Guide777(m): 7:11am On Jul 12, 2018 |
What happened to Apple when they stole from the original source? 1 Like |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by Richkid97(m): 7:11am On Jul 12, 2018 |
I Blame Buhari ![]() ![]() ![]() 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by Homeboiy: 7:11am On Jul 12, 2018 |
cool |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by Nobody: 7:15am On Jul 12, 2018 |
The guy is a hero. If he had succeeded, Africans will be able to afford self driving cars in 5years time. 16 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by datola: 7:15am On Jul 12, 2018 |
The hardware engineer, Xiaolang Zhang, of copying over 40 GB of Apple intellectual property to his wife’s laptop before submitting his resignation letter and leaving Apple in April to work for Xpeng Motors in China. Most so called Chinesr inventions are copy copy of US. I am usually surprised when people compare China with US in technology advancement. 10 Likes |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by TechCapon(m): 7:16am On Jul 12, 2018 |
denkyw: ![]() ![]() 4 Likes |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by TechCapon(m): 7:16am On Jul 12, 2018 |
datola:very true 7 Likes |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by teamsynergy: 7:20am On Jul 12, 2018 |
TechCapon: us also spy and copy ussr tech ..... China can rival us technologically 4 Likes |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by teamsynergy: 7:23am On Jul 12, 2018 |
datola: us kidnapped lunik to study and discover why their space rocket lunch keeps failing..... countries spy on each other's tech... Benz once hired a Tesla and took it apart to see it's secret.. China can definitely rival us.. they now manufacturer their own microprocessors.. 6 Likes |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by stano2(m): 7:26am On Jul 12, 2018 |
Village people. Just out of ban, nawa for the nairaland mod that banned me. |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by teamsynergy: 7:27am On Jul 12, 2018 |
emalek86: for ur mind , us no get drug barins and fraudster?.... take a short break from nollywood and watch foreign news 1 Like |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by TechCapon(m): 7:27am On Jul 12, 2018 |
teamsynergy:China can rival US maybe in 10 years time but not right now. That doesn't mean China is not doing well technologically 1 Like |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by Nukilia: 7:35am On Jul 12, 2018 |
Industrial espionage ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by teamsynergy: 7:36am On Jul 12, 2018 |
TechCapon: don't be decieved, China is very well advanced technologically... what does us have that China doesn't.... funny you, ten years time? lol mind u, China now have the fastest super computer in the world 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by chinchonglee(m): 7:45am On Jul 12, 2018 |
datola:dnt even compare China to US...China is better... US cant work without outsourcing Expertriats frm China... Go to Apple Hq nd see d number of chinese dere... Go to other companies like fiat, ford,GM nd co and see d nomba of chinese dey 've got... 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by vicfajeze: 7:46am On Jul 12, 2018 |
INTERESTING |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by TechCapon(m): 7:48am On Jul 12, 2018 |
teamsynergy:why do you think China's phone giant ZTE is fighting so the US can lift the ban on the company. It's because it depends heavily on the US equipment to make their products. If China is so advanced as you say, ZTE would never agree to pay a fine of over $1 billion in the US. They'll just go ahead and get accessories from China and continue their production. |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by Arewa12: 8:02am On Jul 12, 2018 |
Lobatan |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by fineboynl(m): 8:16am On Jul 12, 2018 |
Chinese steals their tech. they didn't obtain them the proper way. |
Re: Ex-apple Worker Risks Prison Term For Stealing Apple’s Self-driving Car Secrets. by teamsynergy: 8:22am On Jul 12, 2018 |
TechCapon:cos zte uses Qualcomm and that they choose to target us as their main market doesn't mean China can't rival us in tech. when Nigeria sactioned mtn, why did they agree to pay ? they could have left now abi nigeria technology is better than that of Sa... people do bizness on different ground depending on how easy and the kind of market they target.. 5 Likes 1 Share |
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