苹果公司前工程师托比·博德曼（Toby Boardman）起诉Apple及两名前经理，声称自己因拒绝向AT&T发送客户设备识别码而被解雇。[1]博德曼于2008年6月加入苹果，在该公司工作约16年，主要与Verizon、AT&T和T-Mobile等运营商合作。[1]
博德曼指控苹果与AT&T在未获得消费者同意的情况下通过不安全的电子邮件传输设备数据。[1]据其诉状，AT&T代表曾请求将设备序列号映射到IMEI（国际移动设备身份码），有时涉及多达1000台设备，但未要求获得客户书面授权。[1]相比之下，其他运营商的苹果代表在提供IMEI之前都会要求获得客户的书面同意。[1]
2021年底，博德曼向经理梅格·费舍尔（Meg Fisher）报告了这一问题，费舍尔告诉他"stop being a pain"并要求他停止报告。[1]2024年3月15日，博德曼在年中评审中遭到经理布莱恩·德曼（Brian DeMan）的批评后发生严重惊恐发作。[1]他随后请假，并在5月30日返回工作，要求与德曼讨论医生建议的工作限制。[1]苹果公司于2024年6月11日将博德曼解雇，官方理由是业绩问题，但博德曼认为这是对其举报的报复。[1]
案件已排期于2027年11月15日在旧金山进行陪审团审判。[1]
Toby Boardman, a former Apple engineer, has filed a lawsuit against Apple and two former managers, alleging he was terminated in retaliation for raising concerns about data security practices involving AT&T [1]. According to the complaint, Boardman objected to Apple's practice of transmitting customer device IMEI identifiers to AT&T via unsecured email without obtaining consumer consent [1]. He claims that while representatives from other carriers required written customer authorization before receiving such identifiers, AT&T representatives did not follow this protocol and sometimes requested mapping for up to 1,000 devices at a time [1].
Boardman joined Apple in June 2008 and worked for approximately 16 years coordinating with carriers including Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile [1]. He reported the issue to his manager Meg Fisher in late 2021 [1]. Fisher allegedly dismissed his concerns, telling him to "stop being a pain" and instructing him to cease reporting the matter [1]. Following a difficult mid-year review with manager Brian DeMan on March 15, 2024, during which Boardman experienced a severe panic attack, he took medical leave and returned to work on May 30, 2024, requesting accommodation to address work-related limitations recommended by his physician [1]. Apple terminated his employment on June 11, 2024, citing performance issues, though Boardman contends this was retaliatory [1]. A jury trial in San Francisco is scheduled for November 15, 2027 [1].