Ashley Gjovik: Press Coverage, Interviews, and Presentations
Ashley M. Gjøvik
Human Rights Lawyer
Safety & Privacy Whistleblower
Sr. Engineering Program Manager
Investigative Journalist
Academic Author & Educator

Table of Contents
Profiles on Ashley Gjovik
Télérama, “Ashley Gjøvik, lanceuse d’alerte licenciée par Apple, seule contre tous,” March 14 2023
DER SPIEGEL: “Apple lädt Mitarbeiter zu Datenparty – um Gesichter zu scannen,” June 26 2022
The Telegraph, “Apple whistleblower Ashley Gjøvik: ‘My life is a goddamn nightmare now’”, April 17 2022
Index on Censorship:“Apple poisoned me: physically, mentally, spiritually.” December 15 2021 [republished on Sage Publications]
Presentations & Speaking Events
UPCOMING
LaborFest, “From Silicon Valley To Hunters Point, Whistleblowers, Workers & Residents,” July 24 2023
PAST EVENTS
MozFest, special guest at Thomas Le Bonniec’s presentation: “Is my phone listening to me?” and other political questions around privacy,” March 24 2023
CovertAction: “Pushback Against Empire: CovertAction Magazine Holiday Party and Fundraiser,” Featured Speaker, December 1 2022
Privacy by Design Lab, “Privacy Talk with Ashley Gjøvik, JD, Apple Whistleblower and A.M. Gjovik Consulting, LLC” November 22 2022
Glasgow Caledonian University, “Ashley Gjovik: Whistleblowing for Health and the Environment,” November 10 2022
RightsCon 2022: “Apple censorship: what apps have disappeared from Apple’s App Store?,” Content Governance Tech Demo with the AppleCensorship.com Project Director, June 8 2022.
Research & Commentary
Teachable: “What is Bluesky? What creators should know about the invite-only platform,” May 8 2023
CyberNews, “Bluesky: the invite-only social network disrupting the digital landscape,” May 2 2023
Mashable, “What to know before signing up for Bluesky: Signing up means signing over your content.” April 29 2023
The Wrap, “Users Flock to Jack Dorsey’s Twitter Rival Bluesky, but Fine Print Gives Some Pause,” April 29 2023 [Republished by Yahoo]
Law360, “Why Attorneys Are Jumping To The Mastodon Social Platform,” Nov 29 2022
AIM: “Apple’s Privacy Play Lands the Company in Trouble… Again,” November 24 2022
Index on Censorship: “Apple’s Chinese and Russian takedowns come under scrutiny: A new report by GreatFire and whistleblower Ashley Gjovik reveals the tech giant complies with far more requests from the two governments than elsewhere,” April 22 2022
Select Whistleblower Coverage
IT World Canada, “Apple whistleblower sues for retaliation, privacy violations,” September 23 2023
RT, “Blowing the whistle on Apple,” September 23 2023
Whistleblower Network News, “Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjøvik – Part 2,“ August 2 2023
Whistleblower Network News, “Apple Whistleblower Ashley Gjøvik – Part 1,“ July 21 2023
MacWorld, “Apple’s war against leakers is really a battle against the people that matter most,” February 7 2023
Westlaw, “Apple workplace rules violate U.S. labor law, agency finds,” 38 No. 01 Westlaw Journal Employment 03, February 7 2023
HR Dive, “NLRB: Apple illegally interfered with employees’ protected activity,” February 6 2023
Tech HQ, “Apple “infringed workers’ rights” over unionization,” February 6 2023
The Register, “NLRB: Merit to allegations against Apple,” February 1 2023
Entrepreneur, “This Culture Of Secrecy Is Not Okay’: Former Apple Employee Celebrates NLRB Decision That It Violated Worker Rights,” January 31 2023
CNN, “Apple has infringed on worker rights, NLRB investigators say,” January 31 2023
Yahoo! Finance, “Former Apple employee claims Tim Cook email in conflict with federal labor law,“ January 31 2023
CBS Bay Area, “NLRB investigators: Apple infringed on worker rights,” January 31 2023
Reuters, “Apple workplace rules violate U.S. labor law, agency finds,” January 31 2023
FOSS Patents, “Apple whistleblower Ashley Gjøvik makes headway in labor dispute: if NLRB’s finding of violation of federal law is upheld, Apple will have to fix policies nationwide,” January 31 2023
TechCrunch, “Labor officials found that Apple execs infringed on workers’ rights,” January 30 2023
Bloomberg, “Apple Executives Violated Worker Rights, Labor Officials Say,” January 30 2023 [Republished on Yahoo] [Republished by Bloomberg Law]
TechCrunch: “Ex-Apple employee takes Face ID privacy complaint to Europe,” April 11 2022
Telegraph: “Apple whistleblower brings spying claims to UK,” April 10 2022
Ring of Fire: America’s Lawyer, Illnesses Rise At California Apple Facility Built On Superfund Site, January 1 2022
Above the Law: “I Know A Good Apple Is Tart, But Exploitation Is Bitter,” December 21 2021
Whistleblower Network News, “U.S. Department of Labor Investigating Apple Whistleblower’s Allegations,” December 16 2021
CNN, “Apple faces Labor Department investigation as tensions with employees escalate,” December 14 2021
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: “The Labor Department is investigating Apple’s treatment of employees,“ December 13 2021
Financial Times: “Apple faces probe over whether it retaliated against whistleblower,“ December 13 2021
Inverse, “Apple is leaning on weak arguments to defend a senior engineer’s firing,” October 15 2021
Gizmodo: “Apple Wanted Her Fired. It Settled on an Absurd Excuse,” October 14 2021
Harvard Law Review OnLabor Blog: “OnLabor News & Commentary – October 13 2021,”
Business Insider: “Former Apple employee alleges a Tim Cook email saying leakers ‘do not belong’ at the company violates worker-protection laws,” October 12 2021
Bloomberg: “Apple CEO’s Anti-Leak Edict Broke Law, Ex-Employee Alleges,” October 12 2021
Justia: “Former Apple Employee Alleges Workplace Violations and Wrongful Termination,“ September 20 2021
The New York Times: “Tim Cook Faces Surprising Employee Unrest at Apple. Hundreds of current and former Apple workers are complaining about their work environment, a rarity for the once tight-lipped company,“ September 17 2021
Business Insider: “Op Ed: I was fired from Apple after making several labor complaints against the company. Speaking out feels like going up against a powerful government,” Ashley Gjovik, September 16 2021
Gizmodo: “Apple Fires Program Manager Who Accused Bosses of Harassment, Intimidation,” September 9 2021
TechDirt: “Apple’s Dedication To Privacy Is Missing When It Comes To Its Workforce, Employees Say,“ August 31 2021
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre: “Apple employees raise concerns company does not protect and at times invades their personal privacy,” August 31 2021
Video & Podcast Interviews
Out of the Blank, “#1432 – Ashley Gjovik,” June 15 2023
Pacific Free Press: “Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, Ashley Gjøvik, Andy Worthington May 10, 2023,” May 10 2023
LaborVideo WorkWeek: “Ashley M. Gjøvik, Apple’s War On Whistleblowers, Toxics & Capture Of EPA & OSHA,” March 7 2023
CovertAction Bulletin, “CovertAction Bulletin: NLRB Rules in Favor of Apple Whistleblower,” Feb 9 2023
Pacifica Radio: “Apple Whistleblower, EPA Corporate Capture,“ February 6 2023
IndyBay & LaborVideo WorkWeek: “The Union Busting War On Apple Workers & NLRB Ruling For Fired Apple Worker Ashley M. Gjøvik,” Feb 2 2023
Tech Direct, “Interview with Ashley Gjovik,” Jan 21 2023
LaborVideo: “Apple is Toxic: Is It Above The Law? Interview with Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjøvik.” Sept 29 2022
IndyBay & WorkWeek: “Apple & Toxic Waste: Is It Above The Law? Interview with Whistleblower Ashley M. Gjøvik.” Sept 29 2022
Pacifica Radio: “Apple’s Superfund Site & Whistleblower,“ September 26 2022
CovertAction Bulletin: “Whistleblower Exposes Apple’s Toxic Waste Cover-up, Secret Police Intimidation & Government Ties,” September 21 2022
Covert Action via Podbean, “Whistleblower Exposes Apple’s Toxic Waste Cover-up, Secret Police Intimidation & Government Ties,” September 21 2022
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