Employers should cease the regular installation of this type of software on personal devices. If companies do not feel comfortable allowing personal devices to connect to their network they should either remove the requirement to work remotely or issue company-owned devices to all employees.
VMWare should update their website to provide a more honest explanation of the features of AirWatch? . The site should detail all of the most intrusive ways that the software can be used. Further, VMWare should recode their software to make the most egregious uses of the software prohibited by design rather than relying on self-regulation through best practices.
Finally, there should be legal protection for owners of devices from having their personal information subjected to the whim of an IT administrator. Either companies should be legally prohibited from executing full wipes and accessing non-company application information or employees should be legally protected from discipline for electing to not use this kind of software. |