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You aren't required to have any phone. If you have a phone and want it to have access to corp resources, you need to agree to some conditions. I have coworkers
by jefftk 6y ago
You aren't required to have any phone. If you have a phone and want it to have access to corp resources, you need to agree to some conditions.
I have coworkers who choose to keep their phone personal only, and others who choose to have the company pay for them to have a separate work phone.
(Disclosure: I work for Google, speaking only for myself)
- mleonhard 6y agoI did that. I had a company laptop and phone. I usually left them at the office. For extra privacy, I stopped my personal phone from connecting to the company WiFi. Then Google bought my home ISP (WebPass). Now I use a router-based VPN.
- astrange 6y ago> For extra privacy, I stopped my personal phone from connecting to the company WiFi. In a large enough campus, wouldn't the company also operate the cell tower? (I feel like I should know this, but I don't.) > Now I use a router-based VPN. This is not really useful except as a way to make your internet really slow. VPN providers are a lot less trustworthy than ISPs, that's why they can afford all those podcast ads.
- mleonhard 6y agoI use a VPN provider [0] located in my state. They claim not to spy and I believe them. My state (California) which has some privacy laws and consumer protection functions which would make things very difficult for the VPN provider if they were caught spying. I picked this VPN provider because they finance WireGuard development. AT&T, Verizon, and other ISPs spy and sell the data they collect. They also spend large amounts of money influencing lawmakers to keep spying allowed. [0] https://www.privateinternetaccess.com https://www.privateinternetaccess.com
- GoblinSlayer 6y agoIsn't laptop enough? What the phone does?
- jefftk 6y agoSome things I use corporate access on my phone for: * Receiving pages when on call * Team chat notifications * Meetings while walking around the neighborhood * Filing android bug reports * Testing unreleased software