100% - this is all I could think about when reading the article, what a bonehead.
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Apple Sues Former Employee for Leaking iPhone's Journal App and More
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Especially if you’re working at the manufacturer of said work phone…
That’s really strong condemnation from someone on MacRUMORS
They knew exactly what they were doing. They wanted to see the response and got the proof they needed.
If you are accused of stealing papers, and then deny it, and then are filmed shredding paper immedietly after, you are incriminating yourself.
Are there so many features to justify a list?
What a disgusting person. Glad he has what's coming for him.
Proving this is a part of his character, who he is at the core. Good luck finding another job in any industry other than where a slimy moral compass, and general lack of trust in any sense are considered beneficial skills!This is the kid who leaked Facebook's payment feature in Messenger awhile ago too lol. Seems like the kid was born to be a Silicon Valley spy.
The Kid Who Tweeted Facebook's Messenger Payment Code
Stanford University student Andrew Aude joins digits to explain how he was able to obtain code thought to be part of a Facebook online payment tool rooted in its Messenger app.www.wsj.com
And even better, he was interviewed for a Guardian article about Apple's secrecy and ethics or shared values about the topic lmaooooo
Apple v FBI: engineers would be ashamed to break their own encryption
Among the secretive, almost religious community of expert security engineers, breaking your own encryption is seen as shameful and unholywww.theguardian.com
Love to be in the courtroom when screenshots of the app meant to delete messages, show said messages as evidence. Nothing is ever fully destroyed... silly rabbit.
Do you seriously see this as "inconsequential"?
It did take Apple 7 years to catch up to him, I wonder if the employee was thrown under the proverbial bus and that's how Apple got the proof it needed.
In any case, I can't imagine using a work-issued device to slander my employer, no matter how secure I'd assume it to be.
"Apple believes that Aude's actions were "extensive and purposeful," with Aude allegedly admitting that he leaked information so he could "kill" products and features with which he took issue."
Too bad users can't do that.
Too bad users can't do that.
Surprise and delight?. Sure I am surprised at the high ammount of bugs in IOS since 5 years ago. Delighted?, looooong time I have not been by Apple.
lol I've never ever heard this request before. on an iPad I can understand, but who on earth wants to share their phone with someone else?
Does anyone else see the irony that we are all here reading and contributing to a site called "MacRumors?" It seems to be a foregone conclusion that those of us who are here are more than happy to read and comment about Apple rumors which come from people like this. It's like people who visit a porn site and then complain about the lack of morality of the "actors" and "models."
Come on, guys...if Apple really goes after this guy and scares the crap out of would be Apple leakers in the future, MacRumors will become very boring very quickly. I'm actually hoping he doesn't get too much more than a slap on the wrist.
Come on, guys...if Apple really goes after this guy and scares the crap out of would be Apple leakers in the future, MacRumors will become very boring very quickly. I'm actually hoping he doesn't get too much more than a slap on the wrist.
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The big problem is that he took screenshots of the messages in Signal and kept those screenshots on his phone. That is how they have the records.
Be it to send out a signal with this cautionary tale or because this former employee was one of the very few leakers actually identified and sued for the harm in cutting the grass under Apple's feet (which is their right to seek reparation for) is up for debate.
It's worth remembering tho there is a fine line between this person leaking information at Apple's expense and Apple intentionally leaking information when it needs to test something or have the rumour mill do part of their marketing job of hyping upcoming Apple products through faux leaks, paid influencers and rumour sites.
At the end of the day, as long as Apple controls the narrative, they're fine with it.
Frankly I'm tired of hearing his name.
Haha explains why he keeps getting the new iPad launch timeline wrong.
It's *not* for sharing with someone else. Multiple profiles provide separate spaces on a phone, with isolated/complete separation of apps and data. It's for privacy, security, peace of mind, mental health and organization, not sharing.
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