Former iOS engineer apologises for leaking classified information to journalists about Journal and other Apple products
Last year, Apple filed a lawsuit against its former employee, iOS development engineer Andrew Oda, accusing him of leaking confidential information to journalists from The Wall Street Journal and The Information.
Here's What We Know
The case is now closed, and Oda himself has published an apology.
As it became known, he sent thousands of messages to journalists with details about Apple products that had not yet been presented, including the Journal app, the Vision Pro headset, and "spatial computing" technology. The company accused him of disclosing information about more than six products and internal policies.
The case was closed after a settlement was reached between the parties, but its details were not disclosed.
Afterwards, Oda published a statement on social media platform X:
"For almost eight years, I worked as an engineer at Apple and had access to confidential information about products that had not yet been announced. I made the mistake of sharing this information with journalists. At the time, I did not realise how serious and costly this mistake would be. I lost hundreds of professional contacts, and my career was virtually destroyed. The information leak was not worth it. I sincerely apologise to my former colleagues who worked on these products and made efforts to keep the secret. They deserved better than this."
I spent nearly eight years as a software engineer at Apple. During that time, I was given access to sensitive internal Apple information, including what were then unreleased products and features. But instead of keeping this information secret, I made the mistake of sharing this...
- Andy Aude (@andyaude1) 6 February 2025
It is likely that the release of the apology was part of an agreement between Aude and Apple.
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Source: 9to5Mac
