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> you’ll likely be asked to install something called a Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile. Chances are, you’ll blindly accept it. Say WHAT? That's the enti

by Fradow 7y ago

> you’ll likely be asked to install something called a Mobile Device Management (MDM) profile. Chances are, you’ll blindly accept it. Say WHAT? That's the entire premise of the article. Any sane person who have even a vague idea of what a MDM is will answer with a resounding NO. Is there actually serious companies who ask their employees to install a MDM on their personal phone? The moment you install a MDM on a phone, that phone is no longer your own, it now belongs to the company.

eeeeeeeeeeeee 7y ago
A nontechnical person won’t blink an eye. Those are still sane people, they simply don’t understand the threat like we do. Same reason that recent issue with all the Chrome extensions happens. A lot of people blindly click OK, just like we’ve been trained to do on privacy policies as well.
saagarjha 7y ago
> Is there actually serious companies who ask their employees to install a MDM on their personal phone? Every company that does BYOD?
- davidf560 7y ago
  Can confirm; the Fortune 500 company I work for has pretty extensive support for BYOD. Managers can be stodgy about providing work phones, plus carrying two devices is a pain. I use Android so I'm relying on the Android for Work sandboxing, but truthfully I don't know the exact details of what that does and does not allow my employer to access. It does bother me, but I don't feel like I have a whole lot of choice. Being able to respond to Google Chat messages at any time (when away for lunch, for example), is feeling more and more like a requirement/expectation. Also, commuting on the train pretty much requires mobile Hangouts support (which Google effectively makes impossible to use via a website if you're on Android), unless you want to always be at your desk in the office prior to the first meeting each day.
ceejayoz 7y ago
> Any sane person who have even a vague idea of what a MDM is will answer with a resounding NO. Very few people have even a vague idea of what a MDM is.

by Fradow 7y ago

eeeeeeeeeeeee 7y ago

A nontechnical person won’t blink an eye. Those are still sane people, they simply don’t understand the threat like we do. Same reason that recent issue with all the Chrome extensions happens. A lot of people blindly click OK, just like we’ve been trained to do on privacy policies as well.

saagarjha 7y ago

> Is there actually serious companies who ask their employees to install a MDM on their personal phone? Every company that does BYOD?

davidf560 7y ago
Can confirm; the Fortune 500 company I work for has pretty extensive support for BYOD. Managers can be stodgy about providing work phones, plus carrying two devices is a pain. I use Android so I'm relying on the Android for Work sandboxing, but truthfully I don't know the exact details of what that does and does not allow my employer to access. It does bother me, but I don't feel like I have a whole lot of choice. Being able to respond to Google Chat messages at any time (when away for lunch, for example), is feeling more and more like a requirement/expectation. Also, commuting on the train pretty much requires mobile Hangouts support (which Google effectively makes impossible to use via a website if you're on Android), unless you want to always be at your desk in the office prior to the first meeting each day.

ceejayoz 7y ago

> Any sane person who have even a vague idea of what a MDM is will answer with a resounding NO. Very few people have even a vague idea of what a MDM is.