OpenAI says Apple’s own security practices undermine its trade secrets case
TechCrunch 3 weeks ago 4 ● 7 sources
OpenAI filed a motion to dismiss Apple's trade secrets lawsuit by arguing that Apple's own weak security practices—including allowing personal iCloud use for work and failing to revoke access after employee departures—undermine the claim that the information qualifies as legally protected trade secrets. The motion points to specific incidents such as an Apple manager remaining logged into former employee Chang Liu's personal iCloud account after he left to transfer files. OpenAI's defense shifts focus from whether information was accessed to whether Apple failed to secure its systems adequately, potentially weakening Apple's legal position and supporting OpenAI's narrative that employees were simply helping colleagues rather than stealing proprietary information.