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Lawsuit against Apple: Employees live in a prison of surveillance!”
Apple has been criticized for monitoring and censoring its employees. Amar Bhakta is suing the company in California.
Lawsuit against Apple: Employees live in a prison of surveillance!”
Apple is facing serious allegations that are putting the company in the headlines. Amar Bhakta, an employee of the tech giant and digital ad tech operations manager, has filed a lawsuit against Apple in California. Reports from oe24.at According to him, he accuses the company of promoting a corporate culture that allows extensive surveillance of its employees. Bhakta is convinced that Apple is violating California law by requiring employees to link personal devices to company software and thereby gain access to personal data such as emails, photos, location data and all iCloud content.
The internal policies that Bhakta denounces in his lawsuit allow the company to monitor employees' Apple and non-Apple devices at work and, in certain cases, at home. Bhakta therefore sees Apple as a “prison” for employees in which they feel under constant surveillance. He also accuses the company of suppressing the freedom of expression of its employees by prohibiting them from talking about their work in public. This contradicts Apple's own code of conduct, according to company spokesman Josh Rosenstock, who emphasizes that employees have the right to discuss working conditions, as reported t3n.de.
Monitoring practices under scrutiny
As Heise Online reports, the allegations against Apple are not new, but the current case sheds a bright light on the company's practices. The lawsuit highlights that when new employees join the company, they must sign a contract that requires them to waive their right to privacy. In particular, the requirement to use personal iCloud accounts for work raises further concerns. According to internal guidelines, this could mean that Apple would have access to a wide range of personal data, ranging from personal communications to health data.
Bhakta and other affected employees describe the atmosphere at Apple as that of a "panopticon" in which constant surveillance permeates personal lives and limits professional potential. If the court comes to the conclusion that Apple has violated labor law, the tech giant could face severe penalties for each individual violation. This lawsuit could have far-reaching consequences not only for Bhakta, but also for numerous other employees.