…saying he is "looking forward to being able to speak to Apple about it."
No, dude, at this point you need to “speak to a fucking lawyer about it”. You are way beyond talking your way out of this one.
asdff · 2h ago
I'm surprised at this point apple still lets prototype hardware offsite with apparently no telemetry/location tracking/logging. Seems like they have a storied history of stuff like this. I looked up the old prototype iPhone 4 left at the bar story and apparently that isn't the only time that has happened with their prototypes, happened with other prototype iPhones as well. Not like you'd be testing prototype hardware at a bar or Mexican restaurant I don't think...
Ironically this case in particular would have been solved if the employee actually ate their own dogfood and used faceid.
Kirby64 · 1h ago
> I'm surprised at this point apple still lets prototype hardware offsite with apparently no telemetry/location tracking/logging.
They definitely do have piles of telemetry. The allegations state the phone was at the employees house/apt when this happened. Where else would it be allowed offsite if not that?
Also, Jon’s videos discussed extensively that there was tons and tons of watermarking/metadata/whatever all over the phone. Hence why they “recreated” it to show in the videos.
josephh · 2h ago
Wow, the actions alleged in the article sound like a corporate espionage that rival what state sponsored actors would do.
jajuuka · 2h ago
Not entirely crazy narrative from Apple either. The "leaks" brought a massive boost to his channel. We've seen YouTubers do crazier things to get attention before. Will be interesting to see how this plays out. Wouldn't be surprised if it just gets settled out of court for an undisclosed amount though.
asdff · 2h ago
Guessing their buddies password and calling a journalist on facetime? I'd think state sponsored actors would be far more sophisticated.
dagmx · 3m ago
Social engineering and tracking behavioural patterns is very common for state sponsored work. So I don’t think the comment was that far of the mark.
No, dude, at this point you need to “speak to a fucking lawyer about it”. You are way beyond talking your way out of this one.
Ironically this case in particular would have been solved if the employee actually ate their own dogfood and used faceid.
They definitely do have piles of telemetry. The allegations state the phone was at the employees house/apt when this happened. Where else would it be allowed offsite if not that?
Also, Jon’s videos discussed extensively that there was tons and tons of watermarking/metadata/whatever all over the phone. Hence why they “recreated” it to show in the videos.