>As an aside, does anyone know how accurate the reporting was/is on the "Worldwide Loyalty Team"? Looking back it seems absurd, to the point where it makes more

>As an aside, does anyone know how accurate the reporting was/is on the "Worldwide Loyalty Team"? Looking back it seems absurd, to the point where it makes more sense to me as a myth than fact. It's not credible from a fact-checking analysis. For reference, the publication that broke the news was Gizmodo [0]. The major issues are: i) The source of the information is not identified on the record, and is just listed as "Tom" (no last name). ii) There is only one anonymous interview for the article, and no supporting documentation referenced in the article to justify the claims. iii) No other publication appears to verify the information independently, such as Apple Insider [1], for such a major story. This includes newspapers that maintain a reputation for fact-checking and responsibility (e.g. The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal), where it should should be feasible to verify if this was widely known within Apple. [0] https://gizmodo.com/apple-gestapo-how-apple-hunts-down-leaks-5427058 https://gizmodo.com/apple-gestapo-how-apple-hunts-down-leaks... [1] https://appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/15/apples_worldwide_loyalty_team_ensures_secrets_stay_secret https://appleinsider.com/articles/09/12/15/apples_worldwide_...