Can your employer read your text messages? (1 Viewer)

[Daywalker]

On company issued phones.

Can they track your movements?

 

[kutta]

That's creepy.

 

[peaces]

Get back to work

 

[Max Power]

I think they should be able to.  It is company property.

 

[themeanmachine]

No. I have a company issued iPhone, plan paid by the company, but there is no software on it to track what I do. All they could see is whatever infomatIon is on the bill that they pay.

 

[shuke]

Not sure, but I've always assumed IT could see anything on my phone while I was connected to company wifi.

 

 

[CGRdrJoe]

My boss can

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

Companies shouldn't be in the phone buying business, it is a stupid practice. Just provide people a monthly cell phone payment in their check and let them use their own equipment.

 

[eoMMan]

Does it matter? If it's a work phone, don't use it for anything you wouldn't mind them seeing....keep that other stuff for your personal phone.

Did you send a dik pic to a co-worker?

 

[captain_amazing]

Yes, if they have certain MDM software installed.

 

[Dr Oadi]

Yes. The IT guys get a good laugh at your midget porn viewing habits. 

 

[AAABatteries]

Yes, if they have certain MDM software installed.

Uh oh

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I'm assuming if mine could they're have contacted me by now

 

[MarvinTScamper]

sure.  Their phones after all.

 

[metoo]

Don't do anything stupid. My first job in healthcare IT was for a cardiology practice and we used Barracuda to monitor emails. One employee was sending personal emails to her ex-boyfriend threatening to tell the current girlfriend about his cocaine and prostitution use. She sent a picture to him with the caption " Do you remember sniffing cocaine off of this countertop?". We monitored her email for daily entertainment. Someone is always watching.

 

[NutterButter]

I hope so. How else am I supposed to let them know how I feel about them.

 

[top dog]

Is it possible?  Yes.  Are they likely?  Depends on the company.

We can monitor email and web traffic on the PCs our folks use but we really don't have time to scan everyone's email and surfing habits.  We really only care about making sure the network stays safe rather than who is going to Facebook too much.  That's up to the managers to care about in our company.  Most don't, but we've had a couple request browsing history of certain individuals though.  Same concept for a company issued phone.

General rule of thumb is that if it is company owned hardware, don't be dumb and think it is "yours".  It's not.  If you want to send non-company text messages, use your own phone.  

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Not sure, but I've always assumed IT could see anything on my phone while I was connected to company wifi.

 

Why use their wifi?  At least if you can get a signal.

 

[Fat Nick]

If your text messages go via cellular, I don't think there's any way for your employer to monitor them.  If they go via company wireless, technically they could but I think the probability is very very slim as the cost/benefit isn't there.  Now monitoring your location and anything coming across a web browser or company e-mail is a different story.  They'd be able to do that.  I think location monitoring may depend on who is the account holder of record.  If the account is in your name and they just pay it, they may not be able to. 

 

[KCitons]

My work doesn't look at my phone, but I work at NSA.

 

[NutterButter]

My work doesn't look at my phone, but I work at NSA.

Congratulations on finding a new job so quickly

 

[matuski]

On company issued phones.

Can they track your movements?

Yes.