Credit: rangizzz/Shutterstock.comLess Is More: The Risks of Excessive Data Collection from Mobile Devices
Smartphones have, in many ways, become the nucleus of professional life. As a result, companies face the critical challenge of managing this new activity center and the vast amounts of company data flowing through it.
November 27, 2024 at 11:21 AM
6 minute read
What You Need to Know
- At virtually every organization, work is now spread out across phone calls, texts, emails, third-party messaging apps, and productivity tools on personal devices.
- The Department of Justice recently declared that companies are officially responsible for all business-related data on personal devices.
- In their rush to comply, however, many companies and their legal teams are overcorrecting by over-collecting data, exposing themselves to even more risks.
By Matthew Rasmussen
At virtually every organization, work is now spread out across phone calls, texts, emails, third-party messaging apps, and productivity tools on personal devices. Smartphones have, in many ways, become the nucleus of professional life. As a result, companies face the critical challenge of managing this new activity center and the vast amounts of company data flowing through it.
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