I can’t read your emails, text messages, I can’t remote into your phone without your permission. The info we have is very limited. You know how we can see that information? If you gave us your phone and password :-)
So if the info it provides is very limited, why are companies pushing for it? Why should I install it on my personal phone so I can access Teams and Outlook?
Because if you are accessing company data, the company needs to ensure it’s safe. If you don’t want outlook or Teams access, you don’t have to enroll your device. In some cases companies will purchase a corporate owned device for you. An MDM allows companies to restrict copying data from work to personal and vice versa. If your device gets stolen and is compromised, it allows the company to wipe it. It can also locate the decide if it’s lost.
An MDM allows companies to restrict copying data from work to personal and vice versa.
So is having MDM useless if you also have corporate webmail? Because not having MDM on my phone means I just go to my webmail site on my phone for email, and I can copy there if I need to.
If your device gets stolen and is compromised, it allows the company to wipe it. It can also locate the decide if it’s lost.
Google’s “Find Device” allows for finding and wiping a device by default on Android.
So it’s really just those two features? Doesn’t really seem worth the hassle unless there’s something else they’re getting out of it.
