Apple Sues Former Employee for Allegedly Stealing Proprietary Information Before Leaving for Competitor

San Jose resident and Chinese citizen Di Liu copied thousands of files to his personal cloud storage before starting work with Snap, the lawsuit alleges.
Apple Sues Former Employee for Allegedly Stealing Proprietary Information Before Leaving for Competitor
Apple’s Vision Pro virtual reality headset at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, Calif., on June 5, 2023. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
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Apple filed a lawsuit on June 24 against former employee Di Liu, alleging that he stole proprietary information from the company before beginning employment with Snap, the company behind social media platform Snapchat.
The lawsuit, filed in the Santa Clara County Superior Court, alleges that San Jose resident and Chinese citizen Liu misled Apple about his Oct. 30, 2024, resignation, telling the company that his reason for resigning was “to spend more time with his family and take care of his health.”