DOJ charges former Apple engineer with theft of autonomous car tech for China

[erek]

More stolen tech to China

“The allegations against Wang come after another Apple employee, Xiaolang Zhang, pleaded guilty in San Jose federal court to a similar theft involving trade secrets in Apple’s car division.

Like Wang, Zhang had planned to flee to China. Both Zhang and Wang were working at Apple’s autonomous division at the same time, and both left their employment at Apple in 2018.

Another employee, Jizhong Chen, was also facing federal charges over his alleged 2019 theft of sensitive information. Chen also attempted to flee to China, according to court documents. Chen’s case is proceeding in California federal court.

Apple declined to comment on the case.”

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/16/doj...h-theft-of-autonomous-car-tech-for-china.html

 

[Zarathustra[H]]

It's got to be difficult to strike a balance between hiring employees that won't try to conduct industrial espionage for China, and at the same time avoid accusations of racial bias in hiring.

I don't envy the HR and hiring managers in these companies.

 

[DooKey]

Keep hiring CCP plants and allowing them to attend US universities and this is what happens.

 

[Lakados]

Keep hiring CCP plants and allowing them to attend US universities and this is what happens.

Not even CCP plants, simple case of we will pay you enough to retire if that’s what you want but we’ll also provide you with a good job too.

 

[alxlwson]

It's got to be difficult to strike a balance between hiring employees that won't try to conduct industrial espionage for China, and at the same time avoid accusations of racial bias in hiring.

I don't envy the HR and hiring managers in these companies.

Has everything to do with why we don't discuss these things here outside of the SB.

 

[Zarathustra[H]]

Has everything to do with why we don't discuss these things here outside of the SB.

Good point!