Terrible news to hear about an employee getting “berated” for misplacing an iPhone prototype, presumably for China, and then committing suicide in the days following. Sun Danyong has been entrusted 16 4GB iPhone prototypes, which we can only assume is the China iPhone, and when he reported one lost the Central Security Division of Foxconn commenced the “unbearable interrogation techniques.” What this exactly means, we don’t know, but it could’ve included the security officers applying physical violence on him. I know gadgets are big business and the iPhone is a serious moneymaker, but a lost prototype isn’t exactly the end of the world. It might even have boosted sales. This incident just leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

[source via gizmodo]