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Some Apple employees are reportedly required to link their personal iCloud with their work account/devices, so there's probably no bright line there. It could h

• techrat 5y ago
  > Apple employees are reportedly required to link their personal iCloud with their work account/devices That's a big fuckin' nope and likely illegal.
• vlozko 5y ago
  This is not explicitly true. They are allowed to create their an account separate from their personal one. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28242037 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28242037
  • ryandrake 5y ago
    Even the article itself mentions this: > Employees could pause during onboarding and say they want to create a new Apple ID specifically for work or use a different phone. But most do not. This "Apple forces you to link personal with work" meme keeps coming up but it's evidently not entirely true.
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• jhatax 5y ago
  Keep your work phone separate from your personal phone: This simple dictum has served me well. Enmeshing your work and personal lives on the same device, complete with MDM policies, can wreak havoc, and it’s not just about maintaining boundaries between work and personal time. My decision to carry two devices has proved to be a lifesaver during the pandemic wherein boundaries between life and work have been blurred almost to oblivion. Update: punctuation
  • dehrmann 5y ago
    > Keep your work phone separate from your personal phone Especially if your employer owns the phone or pays the bill.