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I'm astonished some companies push the "user your own phone, which we now basically can control" angle. I mean, that's really shitty. I've been working for the

I'm astonished some companies push the "user your own phone, which we now basically can control" angle. I mean, that's really shitty. I've been working for the same small software shop (single owner, and I trust him) for 14 years, so the entire development of the modern mobile ecosystem happened while I've been in this job. I use a personal laptop for all my work. I do this because I have Strong Preferences, and there's no way for the company to interfere with my computer. I can say this because (a) I trust the guy and (b) it's not actually possible for our corporate stuff to affect my personal stuff. (My computer isn't on the domain, for one thing; for another, we've all increasingly moved to "remote desktop into a VM in the colo" as a work pattern, even the devs, because it puts us all closer to the app servers and database servers. What device we use to reach the corporate environment is increasingly irrelevant.) But this is a post about what OTHER people should do. Most people aren't in my position. Anybody who works for a big corporation -- which I define as "anywhere your boss has a boss" -- should absolutely assume that Bullshit and Chicanery Will Ensue at some point, and treat your personal computing security accordingly. Don't cross the streams if you can at all avoid it. If you must, minimize exposure.

vcxnxgj 5y ago
careful. you're massively opening yourself up by using a personal machine for work. use hardware they own, with your configuration.
- ubermonkey 5y ago
  How? Understanding what I do is not something most people can do, and understanding I work 100% remote (as does our entire company), and understanding there is no way IT policy in our org can affect my hardware: How?
  - cryptonector 5y ago
    Subpoenas?
  - mrgordon 5y ago
    I believe the other poster is saying that by sending a work email from your laptop or probably even by connecting to the company servers through it, your device could be theoretically investigated as part of a lawsuit. If you don’t use it for email and just type SSH on it then admittedly they probably won’t have much to find, but they could still get access.
    - ubermonkey 5y ago
      I’m not concerned about that. One reason I’ve been in this job so long is the behavior of the owner. He’s scrupulously ethical and fair. We frequently give away time in implementations just to be sure the customer is on a solid footing. It’s enlightened self-interest, obviously — our reputation in the our market is now of a very, very high level of customer service, and that sells software - but it’s also just the right thing to do.

vcxnxgj 5y ago

careful. you're massively opening yourself up by using a personal machine for work. use hardware they own, with your configuration.

ubermonkey 5y ago
How? Understanding what I do is not something most people can do, and understanding I work 100% remote (as does our entire company), and understanding there is no way IT policy in our org can affect my hardware: How?
- cryptonector 5y ago
  Subpoenas?
- mrgordon 5y ago
  I believe the other poster is saying that by sending a work email from your laptop or probably even by connecting to the company servers through it, your device could be theoretically investigated as part of a lawsuit. If you don’t use it for email and just type SSH on it then admittedly they probably won’t have much to find, but they could still get access.
  - ubermonkey 5y ago
    I’m not concerned about that. One reason I’ve been in this job so long is the behavior of the owner. He’s scrupulously ethical and fair. We frequently give away time in implementations just to be sure the customer is on a solid footing. It’s enlightened self-interest, obviously — our reputation in the our market is now of a very, very high level of customer service, and that sells software - but it’s also just the right thing to do.