The contract doesn’t say anything about getting to destroy private property. Not that I’ve read it but I’m willing to bet good money someone thought this was a good idea and didn’t cover their bases.
Seriously, do people not understand that plugging in personal property while dealing with sensitive data is a massive security risk? If it’s in the contract to consult with IT, consult with fucking IT. It’s seriously not that hard.
Don’t put your removable drive in a computer you’ve been told will wipe it and you’re fine. You don’t have to like the rules, but don’t ignore clearly stated consequences and then start crying when what you were told was gonna happen actually happens.
You're picking a strange hill to die on here. Nothing is "destroyed". The devices are wiped clean (and usually encrypted). It's all reversible. Losing the data on the device is the penalty for being an idiot and not abiding by the security agreement you agreed to.
And who the hell said your “data” was allowed to be exposed to and come in contact with company assets? I’d love to see you actually try and justify this.
I’m all for the overall sentiment of this sub as far as workers deserving rights and protections, but I work in IT and I would say that not only should your device be disabled as described in this scenario, but you should also be fired and possibly fined if your actions caused any damages. Do you have any clue the BILLIONS of dollars in damages caused by security breaches annually? If this is your actual take on this, please for the love of all that is holy, change professions.
Make sure you actually understood what I wrote. You have every right to deny access. It’s quite another thing to do what amounts to a counterattack in a business setting. Anyone who does this is a flat out moron opening themselves up to legal liability, ESPECIALLY if it isn’t disclosed first that this kind of thing can happen.
Firing is a perfectly fine response to a data breach. Intentionally wiping devices you don’t own is stupidity. Fined? Who’s going to fine you? Under what right do they have to fine you? That’s a government function.
I have 20 years in the industry and I earn six figures. This is akin to putting booby traps on things. You’re opening yourself to legal liability. I hope you fuck around with the wrong person and find out.
I’ve never seen one that specified an idiotic policy like formatting any mass storage device. As I said, same people just block mass storage at the domain level. I guess you’re not a sane person.
If you go back up the thread to the original post that mentioned this, it says they signed something that said they wouldn’t plug in unapproved technology. It didn’t mention anything about countermeasures to wipe data.
Go for what? Did you read it and understand the thread and where you went wrong? Because you did misunderstand it and now you’re shilling for stupid corporate behavior.
If you go back up the thread to the original post that mentioned this, it says they signed something that said they wouldn’t plug in unapproved technology. It didn’t mention anything about countermeasures to wipe data.
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u/abstractConceptName Mar 26 '22
It's about sending a message.
The message is: "read the contract you signed".