'Apple requires employees' personal Apple IDs to be linked to work devices and even handed over personal text and images at retirement,' testimony said.



'Apple is pressured to integrate work devices with personal Apple IDs and demands personal text and images to be handed over at retirement,' said

Ashley Gjøvik, Apple's Engineering Program Manager. Posted on Twitter. While criticisms have been raised on Twitter that 'Apple's privacy practices for employees are problematic,' some have questioned the content of the testimony.



Gjøvik said on August 20, 2021, Apple's R & D department pressured the integration of work and personal iPhones into one, personal during employee surveys and retirement. I posted on Twitter that I'm forcing you to hand over all text and images, including those. When Gjøvik asked Apple, he said he didn't allow him to delete texts and attachments that weren't related to his work.



'I have repeatedly asked them to remove their personal photos and texts. I said that having to share these with my employer was a horrifying privacy breach. 'Gjøvik insists.



'Why don't you disclose your personal photos and texts in the presence of a lawyer, confirm that they are personal, and then delete only those approved by the person in charge?' The offer was also rejected, and Gjøvik accused Apple of demanding that even nude photos of employees be handed over.



This is not the first time there has been similar testimony. On August 10, Zoë Schiffer, a reporter for tech media The Verge, said, 'Apple is instructing employees to link their personal iCloud accounts when collaborating with colleagues. When employees leave, Apple hands over the laptop without deleting the data, requiring managers to access the work system. '



In response to Gjøvik's testimony, 'I've been pressured by Apple employees and ex-employees for work and personal accounts and device integration to immerse themselves in the user experience for years. I'm listening to you. '



Someone who worked for Apple from 2018 to 2020 has accused Apple of being the only one trying to control their personal digital life so much, which was unpleasant.



A former employee who was actually asked to return personal data from a MacBook loaned by Apple without deleting it said he had deleted personal data in violation of this policy. ..



Meanwhile, a thread on Hacker News, a social news site that covered the testimony, raises doubts about Gjøvik's testimony from former Apple employees.

Apple explicitly asks employees to merge their personal and work accounts | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28241753

A former Apple employee named '_drimzy' can create another iCloud account (Apple ID account) just for work at Apple, separating work and private phones. Testimony. People like Gjøvik, who are complaining, say they may have added 'work data' to their personal accounts instead of creating a work account.



He also commented, 'I received my MacBook on the first day of joining Apple and had no chance of logging in with my iCloud ID. I created a new ID.'



'This is just a mistake. Apple doesn't expect employees to use their personal iCloud accounts and gives very clear warnings about sharing and storing personal data on their work systems. I can't sympathize with anyone who uses a personal account, including nudes, on their device. '



For the testimony that 'Apple requires employees to use their personal Apple ID at work,' he said, 'Create an Apple ID with the'@ apple.com'work email address given to Apple employees. Isn't it the cause? ' A person named 'pommecore' who was hired by Apple in the past was having trouble creating an Apple ID with his work email address, but a colleague sitting nearby said, 'To use the device, use your personal Apple ID. I need to use it. ' After all, pommecore seems to have created an Apple ID for work with a new email address, but he does not remember being asked to integrate his personal account and work account.



A person named 'phantasilide' who worked for Apple for two years could still create an Apple ID with the '@ apple.com' email address, although Apple could create another Apple ID for work. Commented that it could not be done. And while it's true that he was asked not to delete the data on his device when he retired, he was asked to turn off iCloud for work-related things, except for Find My. Despite being unaware of Gjøvik's testimony, he said, 'Apple is a big organization,' he said, saying that some bosses and groups may be required to integrate personal and work accounts. increase.



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