Here\u2019s a sad bit of Tech. news that\u2019s now rapidly being broadcast around:<\/p>\n
China iPhone man commits suicide A young Chinese worker suspected of stealing a prototype for the fourth generation iPhone has committed suicide.<\/p>\n Sun Danyong worked for Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest manufacturers.<\/p>\n The Taiwanese firm has begun an investigation following claims made by the worker’s former classmates that he had been beaten by security staff.<\/p>\n Apple says it is saddened by the death and is waiting for the results of the investigation.<\/p>\n Sun Danyong was 25. He threw himself off a 12-storey building last week.<\/p>\n He worked for Foxconn in the southern city of Shenzhen and was responsible for shipping 16 iPhone prototypes to Apple.<\/p>\n One went missing. Sun reported the loss, and the company launched an investigation.<\/p>\n Three days later the worker jumped to his death.<\/p>\n Sun’s former classmates have told Chinese newspapers that during that investigation he was beaten, his house was searched and he was locked up in a room alone.<\/p>\n They say he described the experience in an online chat with them as one of the most humiliating experiences of his life.<\/p>\n Rest of article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the thing: it\u2019s easy to just lay the blame entirely on the product manufacturer (Foxconn), but observers are already pointing out<\/a> that Apple is in some part indirectly responsible for this. Some folks have suggested that it\u2019s Apple\u2019s obsession with pre-product security that\u2019s resulted in pressure being exerted towards equipment manufacturers towards securing its prototypes in order to build up product hype.<\/p>\n Either way, it sure is tragic.:(<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here\u2019s a sad bit of Tech. news that\u2019s now rapidly being broadcast around: China iPhone man commits suicide By Chris Hogg BBC News, Beijing A young Chinese worker suspected of stealing a prototype for the fourth generation iPhone has committed<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Chris Hogg
\nBBC News, Beijing<\/p>\n