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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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Apple accused of snooping on workers’ iPhones in new lawsuit (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world

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[–] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

If Apple employees can be monitored, why would you think non-employees cannot?

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Part of my job includes mobile device management so I can explain.

There is a class of software that can be installed on phones that has the privilege of an administrator on the phone. This called Mobile Device Management software or MDM. This management software can disable certain features by policy, install, remove or block software, remote wipe, monitor and backup the device.

It’s most often used on company-owned devices. But people understandably don’t want to carry two phones.

So some companies like Apple allow employees to opt-in to using a personal device for work, with the trade-off that company has some management options on the phone to comply with their security and data privacy policies.

It sounds like in this case Apple offered employees to stay hands off their personal phones and connected accounts by using a second work-only phone. The employee opted-in to connecting their personal device to Apple and was then frustrated that Apple had more access to their device.

To answer the question directly: This mobile device management software isn’t running on most personal devices. See for yourself under Settings: Device Management. If the device is managed, you’ll see something there.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't understand why Apple doesn't do what Android does and create a sandboxed work profile with MDM software.

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I agree. Android a has sandboxed work profile that limits what the org has access to. The employee can also turn off all the work apps at once.

I see nothing better about Apple’s all-or-nothing access approach.

Maybe this lawsuit will nudge Apple towards the Work Profile approach of Android. Sounds like it could have addressed the employees concerns.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

This is likely corporate-mandated MDM software on work phones, which is not native software on iphones. So no, this does not affect non-employees unless your phone also has some sort of MDM software installed on it.