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  • 25-01-2022 10:26PM
    #1
    stayback
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭


    i was made redundant in before christmas in financial services. I've had a few interviews and got a job offer from a major financial institution through an agency on a 6 month contract. Remote working which suits me.

    Here is the thing i find funny. I got an email today saying i will have to have to use my own laptop. I find it strange from GDPR and data privacy point of view.

    has anyone else come across this.



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  • #2
    road_high
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,870 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    This is bizarre. Why would they not set you up on a company laptop?



  • #3
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,261 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    It could be acceptable if you are remotely logging on to a secure desktop at the work site. It would be dodgy if you were receiving email etc on your own laptop and this could make it subject to seizure if there was an investigation in to dodgy goings on at the company.



  • #4
    fritzelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,134 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Highly dangerous, even logging on to a remote server wouldn't cut it - they are basically making you responsible if any data breach occurs as has happened



  • #5
    stayback
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭stayback


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118532967#Comment_118532967

    I don't know only got an email this evening telling me it'll be my own laptop. I am not very comfortable with it.



  • #6
    road_high
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,870 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    Unless it’s some kind of contract agency work where they don’t actually employ you directly?



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  • #7
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 7,039 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Know of a reasonably large financial services company where their staff use their own laptops (they do contribute towards buying one) though....could be your new employer!

    In their case you log in each day to the secure network using a few pieces of authentication. Whilst logged in you can't print or save anything locally,

    The kit you use shouldn't make any difference re data breaches etc.



  • #8
    Damien360
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,177 ✭✭✭Damien360


    Are you logging in via Amazon services ? I connect to a customer system that is secure via my work laptop using AWS. Secure login, and they control all access to internal services. I wouldn’t think a 6 month contract would have a laptop included.



  • #9
    wally1990
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭wally1990


    Ya, they are more like likely using the likes of Amazon Apache guacamole or Amazon workspace which using your own laptop to remote login which would be completely fine as it's Impossible to take anything off the hosted device to your own


    You wouldn't even need to worry about your own device capabilities or anything


    I've used both in the past and find them great, workspace was much better though



  • #10
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,542 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Are you required to provide any particular software or speed of laptop?

    If it was me, I would be buying a cheap laptop and using it just for work.



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