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This headline is misleading. >This applies to work-managed devices and doesn’t affect personal devices. "All Your Text Messages" implies _all_ messages, which
by oftenwrong 10mo ago
This headline is misleading.
>This applies to work-managed devices and doesn’t affect personal devices.
"All Your Text Messages" implies _all_ messages, which is not the case.
- SilverElfin 10mo agoBut many jobs require you to bring your personal device, rather than giving you a separate work phone. And when you want to connect it to your work email or calendar, since that’s what’s expected these days, you are forced to opt into their IT team’s management of your personal device. I think that makes you fall under the privacy gap the article is describing.
- lern_too_spel 10mo agoAndroid is a multi-user OS. One of the ways this is exposed is via work profiles, which are walled off from the main profile. The IT management applies only to the work profile.
- marssaxman 10mo agoThat practice sounds like it ought to be illegal. I'm glad I have never encountered it.
- halJordan 10mo agoIt is illegal, the only problem is that standing behind you is a rube who will absolutely let his employer use a private phone instead of demanding a company one
- pjmlp 10mo agoWell, I am quite sure in many European countries I can refuse that practice as per work legislation. Now if people aren't keen into fighting for their rights, that is another matter.
- AuthAuth 10mo agoOn android it splits into two seperate profiles. Personal and work and they do not share the same app data, photo,files, contacts etc.
- olyjohn 10mo agoI'm pretty sure this only works on Pixel phones if your employer enables the "Work Profile" from their MDM service. My previous employer didn't care to, and all my shit was mixed together.