Wow, the actions alleged in the article sound like a corporate espionage that rival what state sponsored actors would do.

I'm surprised at this point apple still lets prototype hardware offsite with apparently no telemetry/location tracking/logging. Seems like they have a storied history of stuff like this. I looked up the old prototype iPhone 4 left at the bar story and apparently that isn't the only time that has happened with their prototypes, happened with other prototype iPhones as well. Not like you'd be testing prototype hardware at a bar or Mexican restaurant I don't think...

Ironically this case in particular would have been solved if the employee actually ate their own dogfood and used faceid.