Ask Slashdot: Using Company Laptop For Personal Use

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday March 4, 2012 @05:11AM from the in-the-privacy-of-your-own-home dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I'm starting a new job soon, and I will be issued a work laptop. For obvious reasons I cannot name any names, but I can state that I do expect my employer to have tracking software on the laptop, and I expect to not be the administrator on the device. That being said, I am not the kind of person who can just 'not browse the internet.' If I ever have to travel with this laptop, I may want to read an ebook or watch a movie or maybe even play a game. I can make an image of the drive, then wipe the machine, and restore it back to its former state if I ever have to return it. I can use portable apps off a usb key and browse in private mode. The machine will be encrypted, but I can also make myself my own little encrypted folder or partition perhaps. Are there any other precautions I could or should take?"

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Re:No by Deorus · 2012-03-04 09:44 · Score: -1, Offtopic

In several environments in which I've worked, as the IT Security/Compliance Officer I would recommend you for immediate termination.
That's assuming you'd know. As I said above, you'd be none the wiser.
As an IT professional you are supposed to work WITH me, not AGAINST me. Until you understand that, deceit is all you deserve.