Can an employer remotely wipe an employee's personal cellphone?

More and more employers are implementing "bring-your-own-device" policies to allow employees to use their smartphones for work. As a result, many companies are adopting security measures to protect their data. One way is by requiring employees to install software on their phones to help gu...

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Published inHR Magazine (Alexandria, Va.) Vol. 59; no. 7; p. 19
Main Authors Yost, Edward, Clayton, Amber
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria Society for Human Resource Management 01.07.2014
Subjects
Data integrity
Data security
Employee rights
Employees
Employers
Employment policies
Laws, regulations and rules
Management
Personal digital assistants
Safety and security measures
Security systems
Smart phones
Software
Workers
United States
United States > US
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Summary:More and more employers are implementing "bring-your-own-device" policies to allow employees to use their smartphones for work. As a result, many companies are adopting security measures to protect their data. One way is by requiring employees to install software on their phones to help guard sensitive data and to allow the devices to be wiped remotely in the event they are lost or stolen or an employee leaves the company. This software has been available through the 3.0 operating system on the iPhone and is now accessible for Android, IOS and Palm's webOS as well.
ISSN:1047-3149