Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send cust. device IDs to AT&T

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An Apple engineer encountered trouble.

一名苹果工程师遇到了麻烦。

The company asked him to send customer device IDs.

公司要求他发送客户的设备ID。

These IDs are private information.

这些ID是私人的信息。

The telecom company AT&T wanted this data.

电信公司AT&T想要这些数据。

The engineer refused the company's order.

工程师拒绝了公司的命令。

He believed it violated customer privacy.

他认为这违反了客户的隐私。

The company felt very angry about this.

公司对此感到非常生气。

Because he refused to cooperate, he was fired.

因为拒绝合作，他被解雇了。

He lost his job.

他失去了自己的工作。

Many lawyers discussed this event.

很多律师讨论了这个事件。

People believe privacy laws should be stricter.

人们认为隐私法应该更严格。

Companies should not force employees to break the law.

公司不应该强迫员工违法。

Now, the engineer is looking for a new job.

现在，这位工程师在寻找新工作。

He still stands by his principles.

他依然坚持自己的原则。

Vocabulary (English)

工程师: Engineer
麻烦: Trouble
隐私: Privacy
数据: Data
拒绝: Refuse
解雇: Fired
律师: Lawyer
严格: Strict
违法: Break the law
原则: Principles

Apple engineer says he was fired after refusing to send cust. device IDs to AT&T

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