On 27 Feb., 21:24, "phil.swen...@gmail.com" <phil.swen...@gmail.com> wrote: > So I'm curious - do companies like Google, Oracle, Microsoft, Intel > have policies like this?
As a consultant, I've worked with big companies in the past, and they often constrain their employee's PCs/laptops heavily. Here's what I've come across: - WiFi disabled - no access to control panel - can't install software - browser fixed to IE 6 (no change of browser settings) - no local file system access except for temp directory - popular web sites blocked (eBay, email, social networks) - emails from certain email services (like Hotmail) are dropped without notification (to prevent spam) These machine make the iPhone look like Tinkerer's Paradise. But the main reason for that is not legal requirements, it's to lower support cost: When you can't tinker with your machine, you can't make a mess and call the support hotline. And if the laptop is broken, they just give you a new one, and you don't lose any app or data except for maybe your IE bookmarks. In the case of laptops, this also protects you against some theft of confidential data. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javapo...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
