Apple accuses a former employee of theft of secrets from Vision Pro

Apple He accuses the former employee of theft of secrets from Vision Pro to take them to another companyThe field was reported SiliconvalleyTim Cook filed a lawsuit against Dy Liu, an engineer who for seven years served in Cupertino, for the alleged illegal subtraction of the “huge volume” of documents related to the set of virtual/augmented reality.

According to the judicial presentation, Liu was part of the Apple Vision Pro research and development group and received not only the technology that was part of the version that was launched for the public, but also for functions that were not yet available.

Apple accuses the aforementioned that he refused to work on healthcare and family reasons, but had other motives. According to the request, the engineer did not say that his departure from the company was, in fact, Take on a similar role in SnapParental house Snapchat.

Without saying that a new work in another company will soon begin, and in a position, very similar to what he occupied in Cupertino, an employee may continue to access the Apple documents and systems within two weeks. This would allow him to load thousands of documents with the secrets of Apple Vision Pro, which he would then save in his personal account.

Those from Apple would realize the actions of their former employee After studying your work MacThe defendant would not only use his working computer to download confidential information without permission. It would also eliminate key files to accurately determine the volume of apparent robbery.

Apple Exingenero would be stolen by the secrets of Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro Presumably stolen information di liu It will cover several sectionsA field from documents related to research and development of the device to data on costs, supply chains and quality control processes.

Apple claims that the secrets of the stolen vision can be applied at the new work of the accused engineer. While Snap is mainly known for the Snapchat social network, it is also in equipment used to the Visual segment. A few years ago, the company launched glasses, some sunglasses with cameras, which then developed in augmented reality devices.

In 2024, Snap launched the fifth generation of points controlled by Snap OS. This version basically thought for developers and enthusiasts, with a design away from ordinary smart glasses.

According to the report, Apple’s demand for the theft of secrets Vision Pro does not include Snap as a defendant or a complaint about possible violations during the selection or hiring of DI Liu.

Apple is looking for not indicated reparation for the intended theft of Vision Pro secrets. The company claims that the accused engineer violated his confidentiality agreement, and therefore intends to return all the information that he subtracted without permission. But not only that, since he also asks a court order Inspect your cloud devices and accounts Exclude more patented data in their possession.

This is not the first time when Apple is fighting the obvious theft of commercial secrets. One of the last cases was a case Xialang Zhangan employee who finished in prison after subtracting information from Apple machineField