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Apple talks up privacy, yet spies on its own staff, says lawsuit

An Apple employee is suing the company, claiming that it forces staff to give up personal privacy, and demands that it be allowed to use surveillance even when they are at home.

Apple Park seen from above

Earlier in 2024, a former Apple software engineer made increasingly paranoid claims about the company, and ultimately threatened the FBI if they didn’t investigate. According to New York-based Semafor, a current Apple employee is making similar claims about Apple surveillance, and doing so in a lawsuit.

Amar Bhakta works in advertising technology at Apple and according to his LinkedIn page, has done so since August 2020. However, that LinkedIn page is part of Bhatka’s suit as he alleges that Apple forced him to remove information about his job from it.

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