US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and storing it for 15 years

Re:US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and st... by nobody9999 on Friday September 16, 2022 @03:55PM (#32871210)

>My work-based 2FA is tied to my phone and is non-transferrable.

If that's the case with your workplace, do they issue you a phone to use for work-related stuff.

If not, why not?

Your personal device shouldn't be required to do work-related stuff, IMHO.

I'd add that since there's work-related stuff on your phone, your employer can restrict what you do/don't do with that phone and subject your personal device to its corporate policies via Mobile Device Management (MDM)[0] systems.

Even more, if you ensure that work-related stuff isn't on your personal device, issues with either device won't impact the other one.

I realize that it's out of fashion these days to keep one's work and personal lives separate. But IME, doing so is generally a good idea.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_device_management

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Re:US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and st... by unethical_ban on Friday September 16, 2022 @06:58PM (#32873109)

I don't have MDM on my phone (no alt-roots or anything). "Just" the 2FA, gmail and Slack. But I agree, I'm tempted to get the work stuff off and onto an old phone just to have the mental separation.

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Re:US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data and st... by nobody9999 on Friday September 16, 2022 @07:29PM (#32873355)

>I don't have MDM on my phone (no alt-roots or anything). "Just" the 2FA, gmail and Slack. But I agree, I'm tempted to get the work stuff off and onto an old phone just to have the mental separation.

Gotcha. I encourage you to do so. I'd further encourage you (if this isn't the case already) to have your employer pay all costs associated with that other device. As it's their requirements that put you in this situation.

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