Apple is making corporate ‘BYOD’ programs less invasive to user privacy
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Re: Apple is making corporate ‘BYOD’ programs less invasive to user privacy
#2This is a welcome step. I moved (back) to iPhone recently and one thing I miss from Android is Work Profiles that can be turned on and off and act as pretty much a separated user. It sounds like this is slightly more limited than that, but it’s a good start. At least being able to easily turn work stuff off on the weekend is a huge deal for work life balance (and I feel a bit uncomfortable when my work stuff is effectively not isolated from my personal stuff.)
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#3Apple is the only major player moving in the right direction when it comes to privacy. I'm so glad we have them!
Re: Apple is making corporate ‘BYOD’ programs less invasive to user privacy
#4> Using the per-app VPN feature, traffic from the Mail, Contacts and Calendars built-in apps will only go through the VPN if the domains match that of the business.
Shame that Apple doesn't take this one step further and do it system-wide.
Re: Apple is making corporate ‘BYOD’ programs less invasive to user privacy
#5> Using the per-app VPN feature, traffic from the Mail, Contacts and Calendars built-in apps will only go through the VPN if the domains match that of the business. Shame that Apple doesn't take this one step further and do it system-wide.
They will eventually, like they always do. They start with in house apps effectively to prove out the process, then publish the updated APIs required to use the functionality.
Other examples: App Store itself, Siri, cross-app sharing... it always starts with just-Apple-apps before expanding.
Re: Apple is making corporate ‘BYOD’ programs less invasive to user privacy
#6> Using the per-app VPN feature, traffic from the Mail, Contacts and Calendars built-in apps will only go through the VPN if the domains match that of the business. Shame that Apple doesn't take this one step further and do it system-wide.
Given their commitment to privacy as a selling point, it would be nice if Apple provided an integrated VPN service (say included with the upper iCloud tiers). For now I’m on the waitlist for Cloudflare’s offering - their DNS works fantastic.
Re: Apple is making corporate ‘BYOD’ programs less invasive to user privacy
#7Apple is the only major player moving in the right direction when it comes to privacy. I'm so glad we have them!
I could be mistaken, but I think this is a somewhat weaker version of Android for Work, which shipped about two years ago, I believe (couldn't find the exact date). Perhaps Apple is doing something that AfW isn't already doing, but it's hard to tell from this article, which doesn't mention AfW at all.
Re: Apple is making corporate ‘BYOD’ programs less invasive to user privacy
#8This is a welcome step. I moved (back) to iPhone recently and one thing I miss from Android is Work Profiles that can be turned on and off and act as pretty much a separated user. It sounds like this is slightly more limited than that, but it’s a good start. At least being able to easily turn work stuff off on the weekend is a huge deal for work life balance (and I feel a bit uncomfortable when my work stuff is effec…
Once you switched to Android because of privacy? I always wondered why people choose this operating system.
Re: Apple is making corporate ‘BYOD’ programs less invasive to user privacy
#9Apple is the only major player moving in the right direction when it comes to privacy. I'm so glad we have them!
I could be mistaken, but I think this is a somewhat weaker version of Android for Work, which shipped about two years ago, I believe (couldn't find the exact date). Perhaps Apple is doing something that AfW isn't already doing, but it's hard to tell from this article, which doesn't mention AfW at all.
I'm not sure of the differences between AfW and this either but I don't think it matters in the big picture. Instead, I see this as just one step in many that Apple has taken in designing their products around user privacy, when possible.
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#10> Apple also noted that one of the big reasons users fear corporate BYOD programs is because they think the IT admin will erase their entire device when the enrollment ends — including their personal apps and data.
Yes. This is a true thing that users fear. It tends to happen because they're using phones that don't allow any more constrained option.
It's nice to see iOS catching up with Android in this.