The lengths at which Apple goes to prevent leaks is straight up evil.
According to the source, Apple takes leaks very
seriously. When a leak is suspected, a very specific
protocol is followed, involving the confiscation of all
cell phones and a total blackout of all unmonitored
communication. "It is like a gag order, and if the
employee does not want to participate they are
basically asked to leave and never come back," says Tom.
"The same Worldwide Loyalty Team does many other things
to keep everyone in check, from searching out the email
history of every employee, to seeding fake images to
catch potential leaks and diffuse the hype about some
product introductions."
I've got a couple friends who work for Apple, and they tell me that entire story is utter fiction, they've never heard of a "Worldwide Loyalty Team" - when they read that story they thought the entire things was written in the vein of an Onion like spoof and thought it was funny that people took it seriously.
People who leak things are fired, people have to sign pretty strict NDAs, certain areas are locked off, and certain projects are restricted as to who you can talk about them with - but, that's about it. (And none of those things are completely unheard of in other companies either)
http://appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/15/apples_worldwide_l...
The lengths at which Apple goes to prevent leaks is straight up evil.