Apple's lawsuit claims that the former iOS engineer had access to confidential information and disclosed information about the company's strategy, number of employees, and other characteristics of the product's hardware, UNN reports with reference to The Verge.
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Apple is filing a lawsuit in a California court against former employee Andrew Aude, claiming that he violated the company's confidentiality agreement and labor laws by disclosing confidential information. The lawsuit states that Andrew Aude also disclosed regulatory compliance strategies, the number of employees, and other hardware characteristics of the product.
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According to Apple's version, Andrew Ode allegedly claimed that he leaked the information "to kill products and features he disagreed with.
It is also said that Andrew Ode had active contacts with journalists, including more than 1,400 encrypted messages with a Wall Street Journal reporter and more than 10,000 text messages with another reporter.
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