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Daily Show rips Apple over Gizmodo raid

January 23, 2021April 29, 2010
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Police obtained a search warrant to seize property at the home of Gizmodo’s Jason Chen, who had obtained an iPhone prototype.

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Police Seize Jason Chen s ComputersThe search is a test of California’s shield law for journalists. And it gave Jon Stewart a chance to tell us how he really feels about Apple. And Steve Jobs. And AT&T. And Paul McCartney …

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