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This all sounds completely normal. Do people actually imagine that the hardware they use at work is somehow theirs, and not their employer's? "Keep a hard boun
by marssaxman 8y ago
This all sounds completely normal. Do people actually imagine that the hardware they use at work is somehow theirs, and not their employer's?
"Keep a hard boundary between your work and personal systems" has always been the right answer. I am surprised that this does not seem obvious to everyone.
- int_19h 8y ago"used to conduct the business of the company" is not the same as "employer's hardware".
- scottlamb 8y agoThat's the employee's choice, though. I log in to my @google.com account with my personal phone, but I don't have to. If I'd rather keep personal and work totally separate, I can request a Google-issued phone to carry alongside my personal one. I have teammates who do this.
- Bartweiss 8y agoI agree that this doesn't seem odd in general. After the recent Facebook security team news, though, I'd want to be very careful about the exact definition of 'company systems' at Google. I'm sure the standard usage is only about job-related hardware and accounts, but if my employer's product was my source for personal driving directions, email, and web searches, I'd want a contract that didn't transform those into employment-related activities.