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Where do we draw the line between personal device access and access to company data?
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This is going to have to depend on the organization, but the general premise is that if the organization is offering a corporate device as standard while *allowing* a personal device to connect, then the employee has less leverage to say what the organization can or cannot do to protect the data that ends up on the personal device.
OTOH, if an organization chooses not to put forth a corporate standard, but instead relies upon each employee providing its own device for connectivity, then it loses some of its leverage to insist that it must have full control, as it has offered no viable options for employees who don't want that sort of access into their personal devices.
And, of course, the privacy laws of the geography in which that organization operates will be a huge factor here. What is allowed in the US may not be allowed in Europe, for example.
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My last Corp Job experience. Corp tools taboo. Kiosks were setup in the commons areas for personel emails etc. on your break or lunch time. That was back in 2008-09 timeframe.
I just read a great article on the BYOD debate. It stated: "A proper mobile strategy doesn’t care about devices because it will enable all of them from smartphone to tablet to laptop and then eventually desktop. It is a rethinking of the legacy strategies in many companies where it is important to own the device and control what the user is allowed to access and instead turning the model on its head. It’s looking to enable the user to get their job done easily and efficiently by managing the what, how, and why."
The full article can be found here: http://www.ascrewsloose.com/2012/03/06/why-byod-doesnt-really-matter-or-how-i...
I agree with InfoSight, Inc. last comments. Especially "get their job done easily and efficiently by managing the what, how, and why". Let me add that we need simplicity to enhance productivity.
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