The highly reliable Apple leaker known as “Kang” and a number of other unspecified leakers have reportedly received warnings from lawyers representing Apple.
According to posts on Kang’s Weibo account, Apple recently commissioned a law firm to send admonitory letters to a number of leakers.
The letter purportedly cautioned leakers that they must not disclose information about unreleased Apple projects because it may give Apple’s competitors valuable information and “mislead customers, because what is disclosed may not be accurate.”
Apple purportedly grabbed screenshots of Kang’s Weibo as evidence, which included him talking about problems he experienced with the iPhone, product release dates, and purchase suggestions for his followers, as well as more casual posts.
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