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Culverin t1_jc2vbim wrote

Every time I see one of these articles pop up, I lose a little more faith in humanity.

WHY THE FUCK IS SOCIAL MEDIA ALLOWED ON A GOVERNMENT DEVICE IN THE FIRST PLACE?

Apps should be on a whitelist basis only.

Unless you're in a public-facing role specifically meant for marketing/communication, this shouldn't even be a thing. Any competent IT team would have these policies on lock before it was even an issue.

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Guigsy t1_jc4jvu8 wrote

Iv worked IT helpdesks for years serving multiple different gov departments... They don't allow it. And you don't have access to install anything for the app store or the Apple store. If you want an app that isn't o365 stuff you have to request it be pushed to you. Iv never seen Facebook. Tiktok YouTube or anything like that present on a device. And you can't visit the web based versions because they are blocked by browsing policy's.

There must be more behind this headline than it initially reads. Something like changing wording on an outdated policy to define specifics or something like that. Unless they are singling out politicians who may be deemed too important to upset.

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