California police seized the computers of the Gizmodo editor who outed the new iPhone last week. The blogger, Jason Chen, says he’s a journalist and that he should be able to protect his sources under a California shield law. Takeaway digital editor, Jim Colgan reports on the charges against the blogger and whether shield laws apply to the case.
He also drools over the police search warrant that lists Chen’s personal gadget inventory.
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