BobbyFowler
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It's your own property and not work's.
If they are so concerned about the control and storage of personal information (as they should be), then it would be prudent that they provide you with suitable equipment in order to store and access this data.
As it is your property, they would need your permission before installing any software. If they intend to acces your own laptop and install software, they should have a policy that you have agreed to and signed in order to allow this.
However, those IT "logins" tend to be a shadowing tool where before they access, each and every time they ask your permission.
There are issues with accessing the employer's server through your own equipment and I can understand where they're comming from, however if it is that necessary, they should look at providing the equipment in the first place. And if not, it must be recognised that it is your equipment and they must seek your written, informed consent.
A similar analogy could be using your own personal car for business and work and the employer insisting on instalingl a handsfree kit and a gps tracker system. There are issues with resale value and damage to the car, who is responsible?
sorry mate, it doesnt work like that.
the OP wants to bring his laptop in work, he must comply with corporate rules.
I don't think the OP ever stated that he "wants" to bring his laptop in. It seems that his employer is trying to do things in the cheap by getting him to use his personal property for work purposes.
Simple solution: your laptop gets "stolen"/"borrowed by your girlfriend"/"eaten by a cat". If there's an issue with you no longer "having" a laptop, you explain that you are repaying debts and can't afford a new one.
Your employer then has to buy a laptop for your use as an employee. As the employer owns this laptop, they can install anything they want on it. If the employer is too scabby to pay ~299 ex. VAT for a cheapo Dell laptop then the company obviously has financial problems.
That's the way things are where I work: I have an employer-paid laptop that I leave at work, and my personal laptop stays at home.
Naturally, we will always call before we do this to get your OK so as to ensure that it is:-
1. Convenient at that time, and
2. Not invading your privacy
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