Vratislav Holub A company like Apple understandably has a lot of fans who are interested in as yet unreleased products and want to have as much information as possible about them in advance. For this reason, various information leaks are quite common in the apple community, thanks to which we have the opportunity to see, for example, renders of expected devices or to find out about them, for example, expected technical specifications. But Apple understandably doesn't like that. For this reason, they try to protect themselves with a number of measures, the aim of which is to prevent the employees themselves from disclosing confidential information.
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One of the most popular leakers, LeaksApplePro, has now posted a rather interesting photo. On that one we can see a "special" camera that must be used by some Apple employees in specific cases. At first glance, it is clear that this measure serves a single purpose - to prevent the leakage of information from employees who work with classified material (for example, in the form of prototypes). But Apple's rhetoric is diametrically different, and probably none of us would think of the reason presented by the apple company. According to her, the cameras are used to fight harassment in the workplace.
But the strangest thing is that employees only have to put on the camera when they go into areas with secret material. After all, the camera is automatically activated precisely in these rooms. As soon as he subsequently leaves, the camera is removed, switched off and returned to specially designated rooms. In practice, this is of course a rather interesting solution. If an employee actually came to the prototype and immediately took a picture of it, everything would be recorded on the record. But that's a rather stupid approach. Therefore, employees who work with leakers prefer to take a few low-key pictures, which are not so easy to spot on video - and even if they are, you can insure yourself against the risks, so to speak.
An earlier render of the iPhone 13 Pro
Render vs snapshot
But if the employees take photos of the device prototypes anyway, why aren't such photos spread among Apple fans and instead we have to settle for renders? The explanation is quite simple. This is exactly the aforementioned insurance policy. As mentioned above, these people are trying to create several (not so good) pictures, which can cause them to move a little strangely. It would subsequently be extremely easy for Apple to find out which prototype it is specifically, who has access to it, and, according to the records, to find out exactly which employee was moving in the given angles. By sharing direct photos, they would thus earn a one-way ticket from Apple.
This is why so-called renders are always spreading. Based on the available images, the leakers are able (in collaboration with graphic designers) to create accurate renderings that are no longer so easily attacked and thus ensure security for practically all parties.
Where did the privacy go?
At the end, however, there is one more question. In such a case, where did the privacy go when Apple actually monitors every step of the employees in question? It is Apple that fits the role of the savior of privacy for its users and often emphasizes these benefits compared to competitors. But when we look at the attitude towards the employees themselves, who participate in the new products, the whole thing is rather strange. On the other hand, from the perspective of the company itself, it is not a completely favorable situation either. Success is keeping as much information under wraps as possible, which unfortunately does not always work out so well.
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