Beware of BYOD

                                                                                                                   vbridges.com

                                                                                                           
Companies are increasingly encouraging employees to use their personal devices for work-related activities. Referred to as "bring your own device," or BYOD, this trend allows employees to stay more engaged with their work throughout the day.

But BYOD is beginning to present some unforeseen consequences. After employees have been terminated, some companies wipe their phones clean to secure company data, often without warning. Twenty-one percent of companies perform these "remote wipes," according to a July 2013 survey by data protection firm Acronis Inc.

Many former employees have been less than pleased by this practice. One angry ex-employee who lost photos of his grandma after a data wipe is even demanding compensation. This story is another example of the problems that arise when the constant presence of technology blurs the lines between our personal and professional lives.