- Apple's integration of work and personal iCloud accounts inadvertently allows former employees to retain access to confidential documents after leaving the company.
- Former employees reported that Apple files, including product launch plans, continued syncing to their personal devices, and some feared deleting them due to potential repercussions.
- Apple encourages employees to merge personal and work iCloud accounts using a 2TB plan, leading to mixed files and incomplete revocation of access upon departure.
- Apple's legal actions against ex-employees, such as in the OpenAI and Rivos cases, highlight security concerns, though Apple denies these are related to iCloud retention.
- Apple's privacy-focused image is contradicted by its iCloud file sharing practices and insufficient account cleanup for former employees.