Comments on: Social networks, mobile devices threaten company data http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/02/social-networks-mobile-devices-threaten-company-data.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:34:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phil http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/02/social-networks-mobile-devices-threaten-company-data.html/comment-page-1#comment-26715 Phil Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:17:44 +0000 http://www.sync-blog.com/?p=7128#comment-26715 Case in point using a Blackberry on Facebook, once one accepts the terms of agreement Facebook will read and upload the Contacts folder. Then Facebook will look for those who may be on Facebook and those who are not. This information then resides on their servers. All of a sudden, Facebook has my client list, not a chance in hades, encrypted files or not. According to a new Canadian law they are not permitted to keep data once erased from the user account. Nor are they supposed to keep user data if that user closes the account. Call me cynical but. Do I trust any application that is so overtly invasive, not a chance? Further more any employee found with social networking on their phone (company phone) will have it confiscated, investigated, wiped and if need be fired. We are very clear on this before hiring someone, so far so good. Case in point using a Blackberry on Facebook, once one accepts the terms of agreement Facebook will read and upload the Contacts folder. Then Facebook will look for those who may be on Facebook and those who are not. This information then resides on their servers. All of a sudden, Facebook has my client list, not a chance in hades, encrypted files or not.

According to a new Canadian law they are not permitted to keep data once erased from the user account. Nor are they supposed to keep user data if that user closes the account. Call me cynical but.

Do I trust any application that is so overtly invasive, not a chance? Further more any employee found with social networking on their phone (company phone) will have it confiscated, investigated, wiped and if need be fired. We are very clear on this before hiring someone, so far so good.

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