Share with friends and circle of friends with wechat scan QR code_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E8%AE%BE%E8%AE%A1%E5%B8%88 "> designer < / a >, material director Simon Lancaster, accused the latter of stealing and reporting to the media < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E6%B3%84%E9%9C%B2 "> divulge < / a > trade secrets in exchange for positive coverage of their start-ups. In the indictment, apple said: "although Lancaster worked for apple for more than ten years, he abused his position and trust in the company and systematically leaked Apple's sensitive trade secrets for personal interests. He used his qualifications to access internal meetings and documents containing apple's trade secrets outside his job responsibilities, and provided these trade secrets to external media reporters who had contacts with him. " According to people familiar with the matter, the reporter released the trade secrets stolen by Lancaster in various forms. According to the indictment, Lancaster has been in closer contact with reporters since leaving apple. Apple investigated the company equipment Lancaster used, determined that he had been in touch with reporters for a long time, and found out how he could obtain more apple trade secrets. Lancaster sent specific product details at the reporter's request, sometimes using apple supplied devices, and other times using private devices. His trade secrets include product plans for unpublished equipment and updates to existing production lines. < / P > < p > Lancaster started to work at Apple in 2008 and worked for the company for 11 years as a senior material director and product design architect until November 1, 2019. His responsibilities include evaluating materials and prototyping innovations to support future generations of products. Lancaster is said to have helped redesign 13 inch and 15 inch MacBook Pro with touch bar, as well as "unpublished Apple products.". Because of his high position, he was granted access to some of Apple's confidential information. < / P > < p > after leaving apple, Lancaster joined arris composites as head of consumer products. Apple said arris was also its supplier, allowing Lancaster to continue to steal its trade secrets. On the last day before leaving apple, Lancaster downloaded "a lot" of Apple confidential files from Apple's company network to his personal computer, which will benefit him at arris. < / P > < p > the media reporters involved in this case contacted Lancaster for the first time on November 29, 2018, and then the two sides exchanged Apple's confidential information for many times through telephone, SMS and e-mail. Lancaster later told reporters that he would leave apple in October 2019 and asked if they would write a story about "a veteran who has worked at Apple for 12 years left for an amazing start-up company.". He was referring to arris, who worked with apple. "Tens of thousands of Apple employees are tirelessly developing new products, services and features every day, hoping to please our customers and give them the ability to change the world," Apple said in a statement. Stealing ideas and confidential information undermines their efforts and hurts apple and our customers. We are very serious about stealing our business secrets, which violates our moral and policy bottom line. We will do our best to protect our innovation. " (small) < / P > < p >