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kill92 t1_j0yw3is wrote

Reply to comment by zombietampons in U.S. lawmakers to include ban on TikTok on government devices - sources by thegravity98ms2

Nope, as a federal employee you can use Facebook which is encouraged by the United States government, Instagram no problem, YouTube no problem, LinkedIn no problem. Reddit, no problem, I've even been on 4chan

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Rad_Dad6969 t1_j0z7cp1 wrote

Yeah, I think that's the issue here. We need to set standards that any sane person probably thinks are already in place. It's been past time to regulate and the idea that a government employee can freely download any app is fucking insane. We are asking to be hacked.

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RebornGod t1_j0zlpwz wrote

I work with fed devices, at least for my agency, we already couldn't download anything. The app stores are disabled on all devices.

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SnooDoggos4906 t1_j0zhqxr wrote

Really. As a person that has had multiple company issued devices I always keep personal stuff like what you mentioned separate from work. LinkedIn can generally be considered professional but the rest No.

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cannibal_man t1_j102ypm wrote

Yeah, and it's time all that shit ends. The government could do it if they wanted to, but they're not serious about it, so this is what we have.

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zombietampons t1_j1035rp wrote

Fair Enough, however that was not the case here, was fairly strict in terms of social media & unapproved downloads, our IT guy was needed for every install and/or uninstall. However it was a ...

edit: also wife worked for the feds as well, asked her today, she worked under strict conditions in terms of social media as well, was monitored via IT. Anywho, the more you know.

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kill92 t1_j12eryb wrote

Seems interesting. I'm not surprised the DOD is lacking in that department. They definitely have restrictions and policies. But they could be way better, and cherry picking certain social media as a poster boy is absurd. What would actually help would be real legislation being passed on data protection rights, regardless of what country. Cheers

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