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This is one of the reasons many corporations have rules about only using internal messaging applications. Or, block external messaging apps. In environments I'v
by edwhitesell 10y ago
This is one of the reasons many corporations have rules about only using internal messaging applications. Or, block external messaging apps. In environments I've managed, I've always enforced the rule: Anything confidential sent via a messaging app is no longer confidential.
Skype, Facebook & G+/GTalk have all "followed" URLs sent via their applications for at least a few years (that I have noticed). Anti-virus applications installed on computers have done it with URLs in email applications and such too.
One of the large A/V vendors (Trend or McAfee, I don't recall which) had a browser plugin that would follow all of your browsing activity. I used to be amused tailing logfiles to see a hit from a browser, then one of their corporate IPs with a "crawler"-like UA come along a few seconds later.
EDIT last line for clarity.
- mercer 10y agoWhile that in itself is not necessarily desire behavior, the fact that this link is accessible to parties not part of the chat is by far the bigger problem.
- edwhitesell 10y agoDefinitely. But, it wouldn't be a problem if people understood the implications of using external services in the first place (or were unable to do so via technical means).
- steve371 10y agoThat is true. However, lots of internal messaging app is not 'convenient' per say, especially for senior managers. And I see no fix for that problem.
- edwhitesell 10y agoI don't disagree with the lack of convenience, but that doesn't mean choosing convenience over what's right for the company is a good decision. From a legal and HR standpoint, those types of policies need to be documented for all employees. Senior managers may also have fiduciary responsibility and the reminder is generally a good idea.