蘋果公司向來是硅谷最注重隱私的公司之一,然而蘋果一名經(jīng)理指控公司通過個(gè)人設(shè)備監(jiān)視員工。
上周日,蘋果數(shù)字廣告技術(shù)和運(yùn)營經(jīng)理阿馬爾·巴克塔在加州法院提起訴訟稱,公司要求員工在工作時(shí)放棄個(gè)人隱私權(quán)。
訴訟稱,員工工作時(shí)必須使用iPhone等蘋果設(shè)備,但由于公司向員工發(fā)放的蘋果設(shè)備都不能用于個(gè)人用途,很多人選擇用個(gè)人設(shè)備。一份新聞稿稱,由于個(gè)人設(shè)備用于工作,原本將隱私當(dāng)做宣傳重點(diǎn)的蘋果聲稱擁有廣泛權(quán)限,可以“訪問、搜索和使用員工數(shù)據(jù),包括個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù)”。
訴訟稱,隨身攜帶兩部手機(jī)不切實(shí)際,而且即便員工選擇公司發(fā)的手機(jī),手機(jī)也會(huì)記錄員工的位置和其他個(gè)人信息。
用個(gè)人設(shè)備工作的員工經(jīng)常使用個(gè)人iCloud帳戶,由于蘋果每臺設(shè)備只能登錄一個(gè)iCloud帳戶。訴訟稱,蘋果可以利用員工工作的個(gè)人設(shè)備上使用的iCloud帳戶訪問個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù)以及與該iCloud帳戶同步的其他設(shè)備上的個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù),其中可能包括員工家人的設(shè)備。
根據(jù)訴訟,蘋果還要求員工同意“可以對其采取物理、視頻和電子監(jiān)控”,并且可以在“公司場所”搜索員工蘋果和非蘋果設(shè)備,根據(jù)蘋果一項(xiàng)政策,相關(guān)場所可能包括家庭辦公室。
“對員工來說,蘋果生態(tài)系統(tǒng)不是有圍墻的花園,而是監(jiān)獄大院,是個(gè)全景監(jiān)獄。不管員工上班還是下班,都會(huì)受到蘋果全方位監(jiān)視,”訴訟中寫道。
訴訟還聲稱,蘋果的員工政策規(guī)定員工不可討論違反加州法律的“薪酬”和“培訓(xùn)”,未經(jīng)公司批準(zhǔn)也不能參與與蘋果業(yè)務(wù)有關(guān)的演講。訴訟稱,由于該項(xiàng)政策,巴克塔不能發(fā)表數(shù)字廣告方面的演講,影響了前途,他還不得不編輯自己的領(lǐng)英資料,刪除了一些關(guān)于在蘋果公司職位的信息。
該訴訟還指控,蘋果在股權(quán)計(jì)劃和協(xié)議中非法聲稱,如果員工披露任何機(jī)密信息或違反與公司的協(xié)議,公司有權(quán)追回已授予的股票。
“令人失望的是,蘋果向來以隱私和保密為宗旨,卻要監(jiān)視和審查我,”巴克塔在一份新聞稿中表示,“我的職業(yè)發(fā)展受到了影響。希望起訴能促使蘋果改變在工作之外監(jiān)控員工的方式,也提醒其他員工勇敢站出來?!?/p>
蘋果并未立即回應(yīng)《財(cái)富》雜志的置評請求。發(fā)言人向新銳媒體Semafor提供的聲明中表示,公司不同意訴訟指控,并補(bǔ)充道:“每個(gè)員工都有權(quán)討論工資、工作時(shí)間和工作條件,這是公司商業(yè)行為政策的一部分,每年所有員工都會(huì)接受培訓(xùn)。”(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
蘋果公司向來是硅谷最注重隱私的公司之一,然而蘋果一名經(jīng)理指控公司通過個(gè)人設(shè)備監(jiān)視員工。
上周日,蘋果數(shù)字廣告技術(shù)和運(yùn)營經(jīng)理阿馬爾·巴克塔在加州法院提起訴訟稱,公司要求員工在工作時(shí)放棄個(gè)人隱私權(quán)。
訴訟稱,員工工作時(shí)必須使用iPhone等蘋果設(shè)備,但由于公司向員工發(fā)放的蘋果設(shè)備都不能用于個(gè)人用途,很多人選擇用個(gè)人設(shè)備。一份新聞稿稱,由于個(gè)人設(shè)備用于工作,原本將隱私當(dāng)做宣傳重點(diǎn)的蘋果聲稱擁有廣泛權(quán)限,可以“訪問、搜索和使用員工數(shù)據(jù),包括個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù)”。
訴訟稱,隨身攜帶兩部手機(jī)不切實(shí)際,而且即便員工選擇公司發(fā)的手機(jī),手機(jī)也會(huì)記錄員工的位置和其他個(gè)人信息。
用個(gè)人設(shè)備工作的員工經(jīng)常使用個(gè)人iCloud帳戶,由于蘋果每臺設(shè)備只能登錄一個(gè)iCloud帳戶。訴訟稱,蘋果可以利用員工工作的個(gè)人設(shè)備上使用的iCloud帳戶訪問個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù)以及與該iCloud帳戶同步的其他設(shè)備上的個(gè)人數(shù)據(jù),其中可能包括員工家人的設(shè)備。
根據(jù)訴訟,蘋果還要求員工同意“可以對其采取物理、視頻和電子監(jiān)控”,并且可以在“公司場所”搜索員工蘋果和非蘋果設(shè)備,根據(jù)蘋果一項(xiàng)政策,相關(guān)場所可能包括家庭辦公室。
“對員工來說,蘋果生態(tài)系統(tǒng)不是有圍墻的花園,而是監(jiān)獄大院,是個(gè)全景監(jiān)獄。不管員工上班還是下班,都會(huì)受到蘋果全方位監(jiān)視,”訴訟中寫道。
訴訟還聲稱,蘋果的員工政策規(guī)定員工不可討論違反加州法律的“薪酬”和“培訓(xùn)”,未經(jīng)公司批準(zhǔn)也不能參與與蘋果業(yè)務(wù)有關(guān)的演講。訴訟稱,由于該項(xiàng)政策,巴克塔不能發(fā)表數(shù)字廣告方面的演講,影響了前途,他還不得不編輯自己的領(lǐng)英資料,刪除了一些關(guān)于在蘋果公司職位的信息。
該訴訟還指控,蘋果在股權(quán)計(jì)劃和協(xié)議中非法聲稱,如果員工披露任何機(jī)密信息或違反與公司的協(xié)議,公司有權(quán)追回已授予的股票。
“令人失望的是,蘋果向來以隱私和保密為宗旨,卻要監(jiān)視和審查我,”巴克塔在一份新聞稿中表示,“我的職業(yè)發(fā)展受到了影響。希望起訴能促使蘋果改變在工作之外監(jiān)控員工的方式,也提醒其他員工勇敢站出來?!?/p>
蘋果并未立即回應(yīng)《財(cái)富》雜志的置評請求。發(fā)言人向新銳媒體Semafor提供的聲明中表示,公司不同意訴訟指控,并補(bǔ)充道:“每個(gè)員工都有權(quán)討論工資、工作時(shí)間和工作條件,這是公司商業(yè)行為政策的一部分,每年所有員工都會(huì)接受培訓(xùn)。”(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:梁宇
審校:夏林
A manager at Apple, one of the most privacy-focused companies in Silicon Valley, is accusing his employer of keeping tabs on its employees through their personal devices.
Amar Bhakta, a manager of digital ad tech and operations at Apple, alleged in a lawsuit filed in California state court Sunday that the company requires employees to give up their right to personal privacy when they work there.
Employees must use an Apple device, such as an iPhone, for work, but because any Apple device the company issues to employees can’t be used for personal reasons, many opt to use a personal Apple device, the lawsuit claims. Yet because these personal devices are used for work, the tech company, which has made privacy a key part of its messaging, allegedly claims broad permissions to “access, search, and use all of its employees’ data—including their personal data,” on the personal devices, according to a press release.
Apart from it being impractical to carry around two phones, even if employees were to choose to use a phone issued by the company, the Apple-owned device would still record the employees’ location, among other personal details, the lawsuit claims.
Employees who use their personal devices for work often use their personal iCloud accounts because Apple allows only one iCloud account per device. Apple can then use the iCloud account on a personal device that an employee uses for work to access their personal data and that of any devices synced to that iCloud account, which could include devices owned by an employee’s family, the lawsuit alleges.
Apple also requires employees to agree it “can engage in physical, video, and electronic surveillance of them,” and that it can search an employee’s Apple and non-Apple devices while they are on “company premises,” which according to one Apple policy, can include their home offices, according to the lawsuit.
“For Apple’s employees, the Apple ecosystem is not a walled garden. It is a prison yard. A panopticon where employees, both on and off duty, are ever subject to Apple’s all-seeing eye,” the lawsuit reads.
The lawsuit also alleges that through its employee policies, Apple prevents employees from discussing “compensation” and “training” against California law and prevents them from accepting speaking engagements that relate to Apple’s business without company approval. Because of this policy, Bhakta was not allowed to accept speaking engagements on digital advertising, which harmed his job prospects, the lawsuit claims. It also made him edit his LinkedIn to remove some information about his position at Apple.
The lawsuit also alleges that under its equity plans and agreements, Apple illegally claims the right to claw back vested stock that an employee has earned if they disclose any confidential information or breach an agreement with the company.
“It’s disappointing that Apple, whose ethos is privacy and confidentiality, would try to monitor and censor me,” said Bhakta in a press release. “That hurts my ability to advance professionally. I hope this complaint causes Apple to change their approach to monitoring employees outside of work and reminds employees that they have the power to stand up too.”
Apple did not immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment. In a statement to Semafor, an Apple spokesperson said the company disagreed with the claims in the lawsuit and added, “Every employee has the right to discuss their wages, hours, and working conditions, and this is part of our business conduct policy, which all employees are trained on annually.”