Personal
Personal and work
The case for keeping things off a work machine is not that somebody is reading. It is that you lose control at a moment you do not choose.
Personal Use: What Is Reasonable
Every workplace permits some personal use and few define it. What is normal, what is risky, and where the line actually sits.
What You Should Not Put on a Work Device
A short list, for reasons that have nothing to do with being watched and everything to do with what happens later.
Passwords, Banking and the Obvious Risks
The few things that genuinely matter to protect, and the simple arrangements that handle them.
Health, Family and Sensitive Searches
The category where incidental collection has the most consequence, and the simplest precaution has the most value.
Messaging and What Survives
Work chat feels ephemeral and is not. What is retained, who can retrieve it, and what that means for how you write.
Leaving: What They Keep
Access can end the same day. What to do beforehand, what you are entitled to, and what remains with them.
Bringing Your Own Device
Using your own phone or computer for work is convenient and is an exchange. What you give, what to ask for, and what to refuse.