Ask HN: My Mac is governed by MDM from my employer, is there any privacy issue? My official MacBook is governed by MDM(Mobile Device Management) by my employer using Intune. If I configure my personal Apple ID to my MacBook would there be any privacy issue, |
I keep my employer's laptop off, lid shut, on the other side of the room, disconnected from power. I just use my own and tell them otherwise. 8 months and they haven't noticed (yet). If/when they do I'll just set it up to remote in from my real computer and practice some very hardcore discipline.
You should not have any personal stuff on a work computer, let alone a work computer with MDM.
Even if we aren't purposely gathering everything (and I mean everything) for an investigation, we often accidentally run into some pretty embarrassing personal stuff by accident.
Don't do it. If not for your own privacy, for your MDM administrator.
apart from them getting to know everything what you do it is also important to understand that your employer will be liable for anything you do with their computer.
(Download something by bittorrent, even if it is a legitimate Linux distro -> no fun to explain when /when, not if/ your employer gets sued)
Create a dedicated work Apple ID.
I see no benefit but there's a clear risk.
using company computer is the same problem if you open your private emails on their machine