Apple Building New Cafeteria in Cupertino to Enhance Security for Satellite Campus Workers

the san jose mercury news reports (via the next web) apple has received approval city of cupertino build new 21,500 square foot cafeteria several blocks away main headquarters. facility being planned support workers apple's satellite buildings in immediate vicinity, giving them private location eat , conduct business without needing worry competitors overhearing conversations.

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"we provide level of security people , employees can feel comfortable talking business, research , whatever project they're engineering without fear of competition sort of overhearing conversations," dan whisenhunt, apple's director of real estate facilities, said @ tuesday's meeting. "that real issue today in cupertino because we've got other companies here in our same business."

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the facility offer full cafeteria, private meeting rooms, lounge areas, courtyard space, , 70-space parking garage underneath cafe. whisenhunt notes apple in process of developing plans add private cafeteria @ results way campus leased last july support further expansion while company moves forward build major new headquarters on former hp campus in cupertino.




apple genuinely concerned employees divulging secret information while socializing @ outside restaurants, adam lashinsky noting in recent book inside apple "company lore" suggests employees have been fired after undercover apple security officers @ bj's restaurant & brewhouse across parking lot apple's main campus overheard them sharing sensitive information in open.

company has of course experienced loss of several iphone prototypes in outside establishments, iphone 4 having disappeared in mountain view bar in 2010 , turning in gizmodo's hands while iphone 4s apparently went missing san francisco bar last year , has not been found. while apple can't prevent employees patronizing outside establishments, use of privately-controlled cafes can minimize information leaks in situations employees talking each other work.

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bet they'll stuff whole foods , ruth's chris steak house in there.

 

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