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oftenwrong | 3 months 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.

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SilverElfin|3 months ago

But 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|3 months ago

Android 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.

AuthAuth|3 months ago

On android it splits into two seperate profiles. Personal and work and they do not share the same app data, photo,files, contacts etc.

pjmlp|3 months ago

Well, 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.

marssaxman|3 months ago

That practice sounds like it ought to be illegal. I'm glad I have never encountered it.