Leaks about upcoming and unconfirmed software program and {hardware} merchandise from Apple are to be anticipated lately. Nonetheless, the corporate is taking a really public motion in opposition to a former worker who Apple stated leaked confidential data about a lot of its merchandise.

MacRumors experiences that earlier in March, Apple filed a lawsuit in California state court docket in opposition to a former worker, Andrew Aude. The lawsuit (in PDF format) claims Aude violated his firm confidentiality settlement by sending data about unannounced Apple merchandise, and different data concerning the enterprise, to members of the media and different tech firms.

Aude was employed by Apple in 2016, however later started leaking data concerning the firm and its merchandise over a 5 yr interval. The lawsuit affords a number of examples of Aude”s alleged exercise. In a single case in April 2023, Apple claimed Aude contacted a Wall Road Journal reporter by telephone to ship them data concerning the firm”s Journal app, which was unannounced on the time.

Apple additionally claimed that in October 2020, Aude leaked data concerning the still-secret Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional combined actuality headset to a “non-Apple worker”. The Imaginative and prescient Professional headset wouldn’t be formally revealed by Apple till June 2023, and would go on sale in February 2024.

The lawsuit claims that Apple lastly discovered of Aude”s actions in 2023 and fired him in December. What”s extra attention-grabbing is that Apple claims Aude leaked data about its merchandise as a result of he wished to close them down, resulting from Aude”s personal points with these merchandise.

Apple stated it tried to resolve its points with Aude earlier than it filed its lawsuit, however that he was uncooperative. Apple maintains that he’s nonetheless an “ongoing risk” to the corporate. The lawsuit says Apple needs each compensatory and punitive damages, however a specified quantity has but to be decided.