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My company will no longer allow personal emails

Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:49 pm
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
21375 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:49 pm
on company computer....and will further restrict access to websites they do not approve of, like guns, weapons, etc. Curious to see if they shut down access to TD...

Any of you guys experience the same?

Posted by LoneStar23
USA
Member since Aug 2019
5700 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:50 pm to
I would never look at any of that stuff on company computers when I have a cell phone
Posted by GruntbyAssociation
Member since Jul 2013
6559 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:51 pm to
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shut down access to TD.


Go on strike.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
65856 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:52 pm to
Posted by PikesPeak
The Penalty Box
Member since Apr 2022
825 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:52 pm to
I worked for the utility here in Colorado...you could hardly access anything on that computer. Luckily I was an embedded PM with my actual employer, so I had a less restricted laptop I could get gmail and youtube on.

My current employer IT doesn't restrict TD, gmail, or anything like that. But anything to do with guns, ammo, stuff that goes boom....no-go
This post was edited on 9/16/24 at 5:53 pm
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
91980 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:52 pm to
quote:

My company will no longer allow personal emails on company computer....and will further restrict access to websites they do not approve of, like guns, weapons, etc. Curious to see if they shut down access to TD...


Well, it is their property...
Posted by auie93
Auburn
Member since Jan 2021
694 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:53 pm to
I have my own wifi and personal computer setup in my work office for personal emails and internet access. Only work is conducted on the company network and equipment (company cell phone).
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
21375 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:54 pm to
I hate doing computer stuff on the phone.....but I guess I need to get used to it.
I will definitely get another laptop for personal use.
Posted by Sus-Scrofa
Member since Feb 2013
9701 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:55 pm to
quote:

I have my own wifi and personal computer setup in my work office for personal emails and internet access. Only work is conducted on the company network and equipment (company cell phone).


Are you that chick who set up a starlink satellite on the navy ship?
Posted by Wildcat98USA
Member since Nov 2023
320 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:55 pm to
DM your email / pw. I gotcha bro.
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
21375 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:56 pm to
quote:

I have my own wifi and personal computer setup in my work office for personal emails and internet access. Only work is conducted on the company network and equipment (company cell phone).


THIS
Prolly the best policy moving forward....and they will allow me to access my personal email on the company cell, but not the laptop.
Posted by i am dan
NC
Member since Aug 2011
28129 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:56 pm to
My wife's company is like that. I can do pretty much anything but porn on my work computer.
Posted by GarmischTiger
Humboldt County
Member since Mar 2007
6747 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 5:58 pm to
You should assume every email you send or receive while online at work - regardless of platform, as well as every site you visit is monitored by your employer.

It's most likely not - but they have the right to do so (if the user agreement they made you sign is worth a shite) and as such can hammer your arse if you give them an opening.

Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
23045 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 6:01 pm to
Mine shut down all personal email sites about 7 years ago. Too much risk from dumb employees opening attachments that could compromise the whole company. It’s easier to control things with access to outlook only. It sucks, but I just check my email on my phone.
Posted by LRB1967
Tennessee
Member since Dec 2020
21117 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 6:02 pm to
I bring my own laptop. The company computers are not worth a shite.
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
14963 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 6:02 pm to
This is what happens when boomers click the link.
Posted by Slippy
Across the rivah
Member since Aug 2005
7086 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 6:04 pm to
quote:

anything but porn


"Dan, the HR director would like to see you in her office."
Posted by TexasTiger89
Houston, TX
Member since Feb 2005
25634 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 6:05 pm to
Yes my company’s just eliminated personal email last week. They block anything that is gun related or alcohol related like a bar website. Kind of funny with blocking bars because we organize team building sessions at bars some times and you can’t even look it up to see what they offer.

By the way my company is based in Australia. Wonder if we work for same company or this is some kind of new IT thing.
Posted by Pandy Fackler
Member since Jun 2018
19125 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 6:05 pm to
This sorta shite has been going on forever. In fact, I've never been able to do any of that shite on a company computer.
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
21375 posts
Posted on 9/16/24 at 6:07 pm to
quote:

The company computers are not worth a shite.


You got that right.
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