This isn't an evil feature. It isn't a pointless feature. In fact it's a critical feature in the running of an organisation.
Email. Calendar. Address Book. A gold mine of absurdly sensitive data.
If you want corporate email on your phone, expect to have the possibility of a remote wipe.
It isnt Microsofts fault that people use it maliciously.
If you ask the user "do you wish to allow administrators to remote wipe your phone allow/deny?" what do you think they'll click ???
People don't care about data loss. Educate someone on how to not lose data, then a week later give them a laptop with a password protected screen saver/login - first thing they'll try to do is remove password.
The amount of company phones I see with no passcode lock is astounding - I can pick your phone up, forward emails to myself and have all your information. Bang.
Don't think data loss is a big deal? If you google "PA Consulting" a top link is how they lost a USB drive.
"Solved" unless they don't read it or don't remember it.
All you've solved is the ability for IT to say "told you so". You haven't solved the careless didn't-read-it end user from losing their data and thinking their phone is faulty.
That solves nothing. You'd then have to buy company blackberries (probably for the best) as no one would be able to use corporate email on their home phones.
This isn't an evil feature. It isn't a pointless feature. In fact it's a critical feature in the running of an organisation.
Email. Calendar. Address Book. A gold mine of absurdly sensitive data.
If you want corporate email on your phone, expect to have the possibility of a remote wipe.
It isnt Microsofts fault that people use it maliciously.
If you ask the user "do you wish to allow administrators to remote wipe your phone allow/deny?" what do you think they'll click ???
People don't care about data loss. Educate someone on how to not lose data, then a week later give them a laptop with a password protected screen saver/login - first thing they'll try to do is remove password.
The amount of company phones I see with no passcode lock is astounding - I can pick your phone up, forward emails to myself and have all your information. Bang.
Don't think data loss is a big deal? If you google "PA Consulting" a top link is how they lost a USB drive.