In my first year at Google, I helped launch Google Checkout. This included integrating ~20 merchants with the service before coming out of closed beta. I also bootstrapped, built out, and then managed a team of 8 support engineers for the Checkout API.

I've since moved into a developer advocate role for Android.
Jason Chen’s Specialties:

e-commerce, developer support, developer community building, payment systems, APIs, mobile application development

The latest? The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Chen had his home broken into and that the San Mateo police - armed with a search warrant - confiscated several items from Chen's home. He wasn't arrested or charged with any crimes.

Gizmodo, which bills itself as a guide for gadgets, was part of one of the biggest tech stories of the year after Chen wrote a blog on what appeared to be a lost Apple prototype for a new iPhone.

The story quickly gained steam and soon everyone was talking about the next generation of the massively popular Apple phone. There were rumors it was a false story, that Apple had leaked the photos itself, etc. It gained so much attention that Apple eventually sent Gizmodo a letter asking for their prototype back, effectively proving that it was indeed a lost prototype not meant for the public to see.

ason Chen, the man behind Gizmodo (the gadget blog that got its hands on the iPhone 4G prototype), has had his computers taken by police from his residence.

The police acted while he was not home. They took several computers and servers. The police warrant was issued by the Judge of Superior Court of San Mateo. Gawker, the media company behind Gizmodo has claimed that “the search warrant to remove these computers was invalid under section 1524(g) of the California Penal Code.”
The police? Seized computers? Who thought that this would all come down to this in the end. If Apple is behind this, they might have a PR problem starting today. One that is bigger than the App store rejection soap opera.

You can view the search warrants and Gawker legal response here. Below is the list of event according to Jason Chen:

According to the LA Times, the way it ended up in Chen's hands is fueling the conversation on if it was stolen property or not. An excerpt from their story is below.



"Last week, Gizmodo acknowledged having paid $5,000 for what the site said was a next-generation iPhone lost by an Apple engineer at a beer garden in Silicon Valley in March. According to the blog, another bar patron found the phone and eventually sold it to Gizmodo."

The entire ordeal has brought legality, the issue of whether bloggers are journalists and more into a spotlight, with Gizmodo claiming Chen and his sources are protected under journalism shield laws.







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