Overview

• Apple filed suit July 17 in the Northern District of California under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and trade-secret laws against YouTuber Jon Prosser and associate Michael Ramacciotti.
• The complaint alleges Ramacciotti tracked Apple engineer Ethan Lipnik’s movements, stole his passcode and accessed his development iPhone to stream unreleased iOS features to Prosser via FaceTime.
• Prosser is accused of recording the FaceTime sessions, retaining videos of Apple’s trade secrets and profiting from their publication on his YouTube channel.
• Apple is seeking injunctive relief, compensatory and punitive damages, along with orders to prevent further disclosure and to return or destroy any confidential materials.
• Prosser has publicly denied any role in plotting the break-in and the case is now pending a jury trial in federal court.