[gigantosaurus]

Is the "slight upside" good enough? Apple might be less likely to let him go because of media coverage. Or maybe more likely to let him go because of media coverage.

In either case, this article is going to be the #1 Google hit for his name for years or decades. A smart manager would realise that this was a honest mistake, and he admitted to it and got Apple to remotely wipe the phone the next day, but I would not hope that most HR employees are as understanding.