Use of client's equipment ie laptop

[Taita]

I was going to paste a link, but it looks like the forum iphone app won't let me. Google "BYOD" (Bring Your Own Device). It's only scary to dinosaurs and banks. Also probably NASA.

Not restricting BYOD with solid, enforced security policies is probably one of the most stupid things a corporate could do. Apart from the myriad of unnecessary business risks it creates, the corporate is very unlikely to be covered by its insurance policies in the event of loss, however small or (especially) large the loss may be.

As somebody has said in this thread, any manager permitting or condoning such risk should be sacked!

[psychocandy]

My soon-to-be client has told me today that he has organised for me to have a desk (next to him) and a laptop for use on a 9 month assignment. I stated that I'd rather use my own laptop but was told that the company one would be needed to access the network, company email etc.

Obviously this is an IR35 No-No...

Bollacks. Completely normal.

[TheFaQQer]

Bollacks. Completely normal.

As was explained seven years ago when this thread started.