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The note that Apple has carte blanche access to any of their employee's iCloud/iPhone data is not surprising to me, but should be a wakeup call for anyone worki

by jmole 5y ago

The note that Apple has carte blanche access to any of their employee's iCloud/iPhone data is not surprising to me, but should be a wakeup call for anyone working there. I know a guy who worked on their internal security team (investigating leaks, etc.) and the access they have into employee's digital lives is legitimately terrifying. We need better protections around "tech worker" user data & its ownership. Apple shouldn't be able to keep your personal iCloud data indefinitely just because you worked for them, but they can, and it's totally legal.

dgellow 5y ago
They only have access to company devices, not your personal ones. If you use a different account than your personal one that shouldn’t be an issue. Though they should maybe make it clearer to employees that using personal accounts on work devices is not allowed.
- spacedcowboy 5y ago
  Tbh, whenever I get another work device, there’s a document you have to acknowledge that says what can be done, what rights you have to data on it (basically none) and that the device and it’s content are Apples to do with as the company sees fit. If you want a personal phone, they’ll give you a significant discount to buy one, but the ones they give away are clearly meant for work use. Anyone who just clicks through an agreement like that without reading it at least once is a bloody fool.
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sneak 5y ago
Apple has carte blanche access to everyone’s iCloud data, as it’s stored on Apple servers and is mostly not end-to-end encrypted. They can read all of your iMessages, including attachments (out of your non-e2e iCloud Backup data), see all of your photos, et c. Not just for Apple employees, but for every user of iCloud: everyone’s employees.
slinkyblack 5y ago
It shouldn't have to be a wake up call. Employees should understand that you don't use work devices for personal stuff. I've seen so many people get fired because they were caught looking at pr0n on their work computer/phone. It's just dumb.

by jmole 5y ago

dgellow 5y ago

They only have access to company devices, not your personal ones. If you use a different account than your personal one that shouldn’t be an issue. Though they should maybe make it clearer to employees that using personal accounts on work devices is not allowed.

spacedcowboy 5y ago
Tbh, whenever I get another work device, there’s a document you have to acknowledge that says what can be done, what rights you have to data on it (basically none) and that the device and it’s content are Apples to do with as the company sees fit. If you want a personal phone, they’ll give you a significant discount to buy one, but the ones they give away are clearly meant for work use. Anyone who just clicks through an agreement like that without reading it at least once is a bloody fool.
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sneak 5y ago

Apple has carte blanche access to everyone’s iCloud data, as it’s stored on Apple servers and is mostly not end-to-end encrypted. They can read all of your iMessages, including attachments (out of your non-e2e iCloud Backup data), see all of your photos, et c. Not just for Apple employees, but for every user of iCloud: everyone’s employees.

slinkyblack 5y ago

It shouldn't have to be a wake up call. Employees should understand that you don't use work devices for personal stuff. I've seen so many people get fired because they were caught looking at pr0n on their work computer/phone. It's just dumb.