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On one hand, Prosser can go suck an egg. Never liked the guy.

On the other, I'm not exactly thrilled with corporate censorship of media (be it individuals like Prosser or actual publishers) using the legal system.

Apple should have done a better job of locking down their trade secrets. And if anything Lipnik should be the one going after Prosser - he was done dirtiest by this endeavor.
 
Kinda 50/50 on this. First, curious to see how the damages are calculated in this case. The "leaks" have created free press and PR around the release and a hype in the tech world. If anything, Apple has won here. Second, I don't follow Jon or his videos, but from what I have seen shared on MacRumors and other news outlets, the design shared by him is very different from what the actual release turned out to be. Of course, it is possible that these leaks look like what the design used to be earlier in the development stages, but, what I am saying, it that it didn't ruin the "surprise" from the keynote, as the final design shown was anyways different.
I am surprised Apple wants a jury trial. I mean juries aren’t good at giving big companies damages when they’re not actually damaged. I think a judge would be far more likely to side with Apple.

I also think the design differences prove he only faintly knows anything. And you’re correct, Apple benefits from the hype of these leaks and rumors more than anyone. Why else would Apple allow the brand “Mac Rumors” or “Apple Insider” to exist? Those are Apple, Inc brands and Apple doesn’t care? No because it’s business and any publicity is good publicity and good for Apple. Unless it’s about AI then it’s bad for Apple as they can’t figure it out at all. 14 years and Siri is worse today than ever.
 
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I’m in full agreement with Apple going after people leaking this information. I’m all for being excited for upcoming updates from the company and I read blogs like MR daily, but I don’t think that companies should be subject to leaks of this nature.
 
I can see Prosser's defense now 'I was at my mates house and whilst he was out the room I noticed this unfamiliar iphone on the couch so being an Apple fan I naturally picked it up and had a look at it. I played around with it, face timed on it, took some pictures of it then put it back down on the couch before my mate came back. My mate came back with someone I had not known before, this guy is a friend of my mate who was also visiting. It was this guy who picked up the iphone from the couch. I did not know it was a special Apple thing because if I had I would not have posted what I did'. :)
 
So Apple fired the guy who had his develop phone stolen and now goes on to sue the perp…. So Apple is inflicting damage on both parties. Like I said, lawyers behind a vindictive client. Glass sucks anyway.
you must either be unemployed or just completely clueless. When you are responsible for trade secrets on a device for a multi trillion dollar corporation you need to at least keep the phone in a goddamn safe if you’re leaving it unattended at your house.

He deserves to be fired and it is unfortunate for him, but it was the right call.
 
Prosser isn't a smart guy. That's why he's in this hole in the first place. You think Prosser has lawyers? Why do you think Gurman decided to work for Bloomberg? It's so he can get protection from Bloomberg's army of lawyers. Those lawyers would recommend against saying anything publicly and vet every article before publication.

Apple doesn't randomly sue people and they've got much bigger fish to fry.
Somewhat odd sentiment from the person with the Mao avatar to automatically assume the multitrillion dollar corporation is right and good.
 
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That must be a pretty loose definition of news reporter if you’re grouping Prosser in with actual journalists.

In the US a "news reporter" is basically anyone who reports information to the public, be it a professional journalist or an amateur.
 
On one hand, Prosser can go suck an egg. Never liked the guy.

On the other, I'm not exactly thrilled with corporate censorship of media (be it individuals like Prosser or actual publishers) using the legal system.

Apple should have done a better job of locking down their trade secrets. And if anything Lipnik should be the one going after Prosser - he was done dirtiest by this endeavor.
How is stealing secrets from a private company protected under the first amendment?
 
How is stealing secrets from a private company protected under the first amendment?

You'll notice I didn't specifically mention any law, only my opinion of these events.

I will stand by my statement where I say Apple should have better protected their assets. Letting engineers take home secret, in-development software is a risk Apple chose to take.
 
How is stealing secrets from a private company protected under the first amendment?

Prosser is apparently arguing that he was not involved in stealing the secrets: a third party, Ramacciotti, stole the secrets without Prosser's involvement and then provided them to him.

Giving Prosser the benefit of the doubt, the legal question becomes whether he has First Amendment protection in reporting information that was obtained illegally by a third-party without his involvement.
 
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You'll notice I didn't specifically mention any law, only my opinion of these events.

I will stand by my statement where I say Apple should have better protected their assets. Letting engineers take home secret, in-development software is a risk Apple chose to take.
So stealing is fine because you don't think they had enough security?

You cool with me burglarizing your house if I was able to bust open your gym locker and steal your house key from your bag?

Or uploading naked pics of your spouse if I was able to access your phone?
 
So stealing is fine because you don't think they had enough security?

You cool with me burglarizing your house if I was able to bust open your gym locker and steal your house key from your bag?

Or uploading naked pics of your spouse if I was able to access your phone?
Or feeling up their spouse at a Coldplay concert because they aren't wearing a locked chastity belt? 😆
 
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So stealing is fine because you don't think they had enough security?

You cool with me burglarizing your house if I was able to bust open your gym locker and steal your house key from your bag?

Or uploading naked pics of your spouse if I was able to access your phone?
Take the nudes example. If you busted into so-called's house and uploaded nudes. Would I be in trouble to share tits if you shared them with me. I have no idea that these tits were illegally possessed.
 
Take the nudes example. If you busted into so-called's house and uploaded nudes. Would I be in trouble to share tits if you shared them with me. I have no idea that these tits were illegally possessed.
I think we both know you're lying.
 
I think we both know you're lying.
The consumer of everything/anything under the sun must due an investigation whether or not it is completely legal/ethical/kosher by your argument. Illegal by one to n degrees of separation makes me an accomplice to crime. Impossible! I don't have enough money or time to do this nor do most people . I'm only human.
 
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Or uploading naked pics of your spouse if I was able to access your phone?

That depends on the "newsworthiness" of the information being reported balanced against the right of privacy.

In your example, publishing intimate pictures of a non-public figure would be very unlikely to be defensible, but publishing intimate pictures of a public figure that e.g. prove they were having an affair might.
 


Earlier this year, YouTuber Jon Prosser shared multiple videos showing off what he claimed to be re-created renderings of what was then presumed to be called iOS 19 and which was eventually unveiled by Apple as iOS 26 at WWDC in June.

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In his first video back in January, Prosser showed off a Camera app redesign with a simpler set of buttons for moving between photo and video modes, and he followed that up with a March episode of his Genius Bar podcast where he showed off the Messages app, complete with round navigation buttons at the top and rounded corners around the keyboard.

And he wrapped things up with an April video that gave a more complete look at the Liquid Glass redesign that ultimately debuted in iOS 26, with rounder, glass-like interface elements, pill-shaped tab bars at the bottom of certain Apple apps, and more.

While the Camera app redesign didn't exactly match what Apple unveiled for iOS 26, the general idea was correct and much of what else Prosser showed was pretty close to spot on, and Apple clearly took notice as the company filed a lawsuit today (Scribd link) against Prosser and Michael Ramacciotti for misappropriation of trade secrets.

Apple's complaint outlines what it claims is the series of events that led to the leaks, which centered around a development iPhone in the possession of Ramacciotti's friend and Apple employee Ethan Lipnik. According to Apple, Prosser and Ramacciotti plotted to access Lipnik's phone, acquiring his passcode and then using location-tracking to determine when he "would be gone for an extended period." Prosser reportedly offered financial compensation to Ramacciotti in return for assisting with accessing the development iPhone.

Apple says Ramacciotti accessed Lipnik's development iPhone and made a FaceTime call to Prosser, showing off iOS 26 running on the development iPhone, and that Prosser recorded the call with screen capture tools. Prosser then shared those videos with others and used them to make re-created renders of iOS 26 for his videos.

Lipnik's phone contained a "significant amount of additional Apple trade secret information that has not yet been publicly disclosed," and Apple says it does not know how much of that information is in the possession of Prosser and Ramacciotti.

In order to protect its trade secrets, Apple has filed the lawsuit to request an injunction against further disclosure of Apple's confidential trade secret information and is seeking damages over the misappropriation of them.

Lipnik's employment with Apple has already been terminated over his failure to follow the company's policies to protect development and unreleased devices and software. Lipnik also failed to disclose the breach to Apple once he learned of it through others who recognized his apartment in the recorded FaceTime call, with Apple learning of the details from an anonymous email.

Update 8:55 pm: In replies to our tweet about this story, Prosser takes issue with Apple's presentation of the events, claiming he was "unaware of the situation playing out" and saying he is "looking forward to being able to speak to Apple about it."



Article Link: Apple Sues Jon Prosser Over iOS 26 Leaks
"looking forward to being able to speak to Apple about it."? No. You want to talk to your attorney about this.
 
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