Lost iPhone Case Heats Up: Cops Seize Gizmodo Editor's Computers

Tech website Gizmodo's Jason Chen may have scored the industry's biggest scoop this month, with the exclusive on Apple's next generation iPhone 4G, but nothing could have prepared him for the aftermath. This morning we reported on rumors that the police were investigating Gizmodo's purchase, for $5,000, of the lost iPhone. Now, Gizmodo has revealed that Chen's home was broken into by California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team last Friday. The cops, part of a task force that investigates crimes related to high-tech businesses, proceeded to seize four computers and two servers from Chen's home. The cops were in possession of a warrant from a San Mateo judge, but Gawker Media, the company that owns Gizmodo, claims that the cops' warrant was invalid. Gawker argues that the search-and-seize action violates California's journalist shield law. In his original scoop, Chen dished the details on Apple’s upcoming phone using a prototype that ...