Apple sues former engineer for leaking details on unreleased products
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Apple filed a lawsuit against former iOS engineer Andrew Aude for leaking confidential details about unreleased products like the Journal app, Apple's work in spatial computing, and iPhone hardware.
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Aude allegedly sent over 1,400 encrypted messages to a WSJ journalist and over 10,000 texts to a journalist at The Information disclosing Apple's confidential information.
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Apple says Aude admitted guilt by deleting evidence from his work iPhone when confronted about the leaks in a November 2023 meeting.
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Aude worked at Apple since 2016 as an iOS software engineer focused on areas like battery performance optimization.
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Apple says Aude poses an "ongoing threat" due to his extensive knowledge of confidential Apple product information.