Tech blogs slipping into murky world of underworld crime?
I do not think all tech blogs are bad, but lets face it, some of them do not have the ethics or code of conduct of 20th century journalism institutions. So it is sad to read almost back to back articles about how reporters are being laid off at some of these warning institutions, while their nouveau replacements at blogs have sunk to new lows.Take for instance the case of a tech blog that allegedly paid $10,000 for a prototype phone device a third party claimed it "found" and must have been lost by the owner.
The blogging company, rather than returning it, dissected it.
The Guardian, a UK news organization, analyzed that conduct from the standpoint of the California legal code. It sounds like that was an illegal way to handle lost merchandise.
And that assumes it was lost and not stolen - in which case we all know a lot of additional laws that were broken by virtue of watching California cop shows and reading the news.
There are some really good bloggers out there. Just like there is some really good software out there. But there is some software that puts the integrity of your computer, privacy, and data in jeopardy. Likewise, patronizing some unprincipled news outlets instead of the more respectable ones jeopardizes the quality of news you will be receiving in the future.
Labels: apple, blogging, california, crime, iphone, theft
posted by John Collins @ 4:38 AM
