{"id":37762,"date":"2013-09-01T16:47:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-01T15:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=37762"},"modified":"2013-10-16T23:37:34","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T22:37:34","slug":"top-designers-htc-arrested-fraud-stealing-trade-secrets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/top-designers-htc-arrested-fraud-stealing-trade-secrets\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Designers at HTC arrested for fraud, stealing trade secrets"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Charges of fraudulent expenses and stealing trade secrets were levied against top designers at HTC. A total of five people were interrogated including Vice President of Product Design, Thomas Chien, R&D director and design team senior manager, Wu Chien Hung, and the person who sketched out the HTC One\u2019s design, Justin Huang.<\/p>\n

Chien and WU are in custody although the others were released on bail. Their offices were also raided as part of the investigation.<\/p>\n

Cher Wang, HTC\u2019s Chairwoman, filed a complaint against the team. The team had just resigned and had taken their mid-year bonuses. They were attempting to start their own design firm, named \u201cXiaoyu,\u201d and were attempting to charge HTC $334,000 in commission for designing the HTC One.<\/p>\n

However, the HTC One was designed in-house at HTC and not by \u201cXiaoyu\u201d as a separate company.\u00a0 Thomas Chien is said to have downloaded files for HTC\u2019s Sense 6 UI, their proprietary Android Launcher, and distributed the files via email.<\/p>\n

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\"HTC\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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HTC has not said much, but they did release a small statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe matter is under investigation by relevant authorities. We therefore refrain from further comments.\u201d<\/p>\n

They also then told Engadget the following statement:<\/p>\n

“The company expects employees to observe and practice the highest levels of integrity and ethics. Protecting the company’s proprietary and intellectual properties, privacy and security is a core fundamental responsibility of every employee. The company does not condone any violation. As this matter is currently under investigation by the relevant authorities, we therefore refrain from further comments.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HC2KRvx20FM#t=61<\/a><\/p>\n

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This shouldn\u2019t stop HTC from producing any products or moving forward.\u00a0 In contrast, \u201cXiaoyu”\u00a0 will most likely be blacklisted and their design team will have a hard time finding employment if the allegations are found to be true. This scandal is truly a shame as the HTC One is a beautiful device and still one of the best on the market today.<\/p>\n

Source: Engadget<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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