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BroBogan t1_ja9qckt wrote

Reply to comment by StrangelyEroticSoda in Canada bans TikTok on government devices by EvangelineOfSky

Have you ever been issued a work phone?

For many people it is their only phone. It's a perk and usually just means you can use it like a personal phone but you can also access work email.

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illiter-it t1_ja9z0xr wrote

I'd imagine government phones are an exception right? I feel weird even taking my work laptop home to work.

I guess maybe if you have a dual sim setup.

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RusselNoahPeters t1_jaba1x8 wrote

You’re right, everyone who I know who is issued one, me included, has their own personal phone. Particularly due to how tight the rules are, for obvious reasons.

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SunSaw t1_jab60v1 wrote

Usually government issued dual SIM type phones have the second SIM slot disabled.

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Buchaven t1_jacibja wrote

That’s my situation , and boy was that a deal with the devil. LPT: If you’re issued a company phone, if at all possible, KEEP YOUR OWN PERSONAL PHONE! Because my work phone is my personal phone, I don’t really ever have the option to turn work off. It sucks.

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ActualMis t1_jac8v66 wrote

I understand why individual people want to install outside apps. I don't understand why the government chooses to allow such an obvious security risk.

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dublea t1_jadmj51 wrote

No where have I worked was an employee allowed to use it for personal thing.

You couldn't even install an app or sign into you Apple/Google accounts due to the MDM.

If you rely on your work for as your personal one, and think you still have personal privacy, you're sorely mistaken.

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Meowdl21 t1_jacrw0l wrote

Now I’ve heard of treating a company car as a “perk” and using it as your own. But relying on a company for your phone, that’s just being a free loader.

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Buchaven t1_jade38l wrote

They way it was laid out to me by my employer was as just such a perk. Is it a good perk? No. But that’s how they choose to look at it. Saves me about a hundred bucks every month, so it could be looked at as a tax free benefit of $1000/year or so. If one wanted to take such a point of view. Also fair to point out, I live in Canada, the land of nearly criminal mobile data rates, so that’s the major motivator for me. “Unlimited” free data.

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