> “Island has created a whole new way of thinking about enterprise work. By fundamentally transforming the work environment to be secure-by-design, the Island E

> “Island has created a whole new way of thinking about enterprise work. By fundamentally transforming the work environment to be secure-by-design, the Island Enterprise Browser enables organizations to achieve entirely new levels of security, productivity, and IT efficiency,” added Fey. These "whole new ways about thinking about enterprise work" frequently translate to endless micro-management and requesting permissions from the gods of IT to do what's often very necessary to your job. It's not really possible to just "turn in your notice" (like someone else suggested) if you get this sort of micromanagey corporate spyware installed – but I would definitely treat it as a negative while looking at and negotiating job offers. Clearly the market for this sort of nonsense is high, so it needs to be addressed via the market. For folks who are managers or similar, trying to get productive output from a programmer while forcing them to use intrusive corporate spyware is like locking an artist in a cell, putting a camera on them, and saying "Paint the best artwork you can". Please avoid doing this as far as possible. And to address an immediate reply that often comes up – no, SOC2 doesn't mean you have to do this; simple home-grown software suffices. Yes, we know your compliance audits cost a lot. Believe me, losing a fully-trained software developer also costs a lot in the current market. Find unintrusive, basic software that will satisfy your needs with easy controls for advanced users. The real controls are that you should be able to trust the software developers that are creating ridiculous amounts of value for your company.