Apple faces lawsuit for allegedly spying on workers
Apple is facing a lawsuit from Amar Bhakta, a worker in Apple's digital advertising division, who claims the company is spying on employees using company-managed devices, including iPhones. According to Bhakta, employees are required to link their personal Apple devices to the company's iCloud accounts, allowing Apple to collect data such as location even when off-duty.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 02:49 | 03 December 2024
- Modified Date: 02:52 | 03 December 2024
US tech giant Apple is facing a lawsuit for allegedly spying on its employees using company-managed devices such as iPhones.
Workers using personal Apple devices must link their iCloud accounts to the company, from which Apple allegedly collects various data from off-duty employees, such as location, claimed Amar Bhakta, who has been working in Apple's digital advertising division since 2020, in a lawsuit filed on Sunday.
In his lawsuit, Bhakta claimed that workers' personal devices, including iPhones, were installed with proprietary internal software on company grounds, where the devices are "subject to search by Apple."
Apple allegedly violated California law by requiring its employees to agree to a policy allowing the company to "engage in physical, video, and electronic surveillance" of its employees," he added.
"For Apple employees, the Apple ecosystem is not a walled garden. It is a prison yard. A panopticon where employees, both on and off duty, are subject to Apple's all-seeing eye," US-based tech news website The Verge reported on Monday, citing court documents.
He alleged that Apple restricts employees' speech by prohibiting them from discussing their working conditions and wages, as well as their political activity.
"We strongly disagree with these claims and believe they lack merit," Apple spokesperson Josh Rosenstock said in a statement to The Verge.