In the world of Apple leaks, there are many who get their leaks spot on and it seems that Apple are cracking down on these individuals, namely “lOvetodream” and “kang”. Both these individuals operate on the Chinese microblogging site, Weibo.
Apple’s team of lawyers have allegedly targeted some of these prominent leakers. Kang has reported receiving a letter from these lawyers that declares they must stop posting leaks. The letters include screenshots of Kang’s previous leaks. Kang didn’t say what the screenshots were, but it could have been the times they accurately leaked the entire iPhone 12 lineup or revealed the return of the MagSafe branding, among other accurate leaks in their past.
Below is an excerpt of Kang’s post which has been machine translated via 9to5Mac:
Recently, Apple commissioned a law firm and sent some letters in groups. I also received this group message. The content is probably that you can’t disclose what we haven’t published on the Internet, which will give Apple’s competitors effective information and also mislead consumers, because what is disclosed may not be accurate.
Kang did not mention any other leaker who may have received a similar waning and no user on Weibo has come forward either. “lOvetodream” said that they did not receive the letter. Kang does say that they intend to reduce Apple leaks in the future.
Apple is known to be one of the most secretive companies in tech unlike many Android companies. One of Apple’s newer efforts to combat leaks is to deliver iOS updates in an a la carte fashion. Rather than give beta testers the full iOS 15 experience, for example, the company is only allowing certain testers and developers to try certain new features. This allows the company to keep tight control of who sees what before it goes out to the general public.
