Apple CEO Tim Cook expressed disappointment with Apple employees who leaked various confidential information, including the iPhone 13, to outside parties.
Cook expressed this disappointment in an email to Apple employees, which ironically, the contents of the email was leaked to outside parties. He was disappointed with his employees who have a 'side business' leaking information to the tipsters on Twitter.
Cook said Apple would go to great lengths to identify the employees who were the source of the information. These people, according to Cook, do not deserve to work at Apple.
Not only leaked product information that Apple complained about. Also information about various company policies that should not be public consumption.
An example is Apple's policy regarding routine swab tests that must be carried out by employees who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. Even so, Apple does not require its employees to get the vaccine.
Cook's tirade also spilled over to information about his response to the Epic vs Apple trial that was leaked to the public.
"I want you to know that I fully understand your disappointment. The opportunity to connect as a team is very important. But that can only happen if we can trust that the content will only spread among Apple," wrote Cook.
"I want to assure you that we will do everything we can to identify the leakers. As you know, we do not tolerate the disclosure of confidential information, be it product IP or information from confidential meetings," he added.
Previously, Apple had taken a number of steps to minimize the leakage of information to outside parties. One of them is to require Foxconn and Wistron to check the criminal background of the employees on the production line.
Anyone with a criminal background is prohibited from entering the assembly area for unreleased Apple products. In addition, all factory visitors must present ID cards, and security personnel must monitor all movements of factory employees who have access to critical components or products.
This leak of information at Apple has been going on for a long time, and Apple doesn't seem to have a powerful way to stop it. For example, in 2017, Apple held an internal seminar entitled 'Stopping Leakers - Keeping Confidential at Apple', which was held by Apple's security division. What happened? Information on the seminar was leaked to the public. Seriously...
