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Comment Using a personal phone is fine for work. (Score 1) 192

Cut through the hyperbole. Using a personal phone for work email is fine. What you shouldn't do, as with any service, is blindly except ToS without reading them. As an Enterprise Client Services administrator, analyst and architect I can say pretty definitively that a properly designed Enterprise EMM would never need the permissions described in the article or perform the functions described. If you work for a company you don't trust, then yes, you probably don't want to use your personal device. From a managed personal device perspective, we only manage our data. We would never wipe a personal device unless the end user requested it from us. Why? Because when we need to remove company data, we are properly designed. We can remove our company data without needing to touch personal data. Any company worth it's salt is using a combination of MDM and MAM (EMM). Android for Enterprise is awesome for creating a hard visible separation of work and person. iOS is less good at presenting that separation, but it does exist with properly configured MAM. Requiring a passcode of specific complexity---if that is a real concern, you probably shouldn't have a phone to begin with--- but I won't preach. Even requiring a "complex passcode" we still allow you to use Touch or FaceID for convenient access. If you work in a highly regulated, or secure industry that requires heavy security then you are more than likely being provided a device. If you aren't then I would question that companies compliance with their regulatory body. Ultimately though, read the ToS

Comment Re:We no longer regulate ads and mail order produc (Score 1) 254

I would refer back then to what the FDA considers an app. I'm not referring to documentation, but something that is performing an action (e.g a measurement). The FDA will ultimately be the arbiter, so if you are in the medical device industry (as I am) you would be wise to accept that guidance and consult with your legal and compliance teams. Ask Pfizer exactly how much the government likes coming after violators.

Comment Re:We no longer regulate ads and mail order produc (Score 1) 254

Obviously if it is a direct translation of a document no. If it is an app being used for clinical diagnostics (e.g. measuring something) then yes it's a medical device. The situation you are inferring is obviously not the case. Again there is guidance already out there from the FDA on this issue. Read it. Or attend this: Medical Device Mobile Apps: What Needs FDA Approval An FDAnews Virtual Conference Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EDT http://www.fdanews.com/conference/detail?eventId=3193&hittrk=12809LT&utm_source=MagnetMail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=mmarkiew@wlgore.com&utm_content=L12830%20-%2012809LT%20-%208/9/12%20-%20DV/MBDV/MDV/RDD/RDV/MD&utm_campaign=Medical%20Device%20App%20Development%20%E2%80%94%20What%20Needs%20FDA%20Approval%20and%20What%20Doesn't%20%20
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Cell Phone Interception At Def Con 95

ChrisPaget writes "I'm planning a pretty significant demonstration of GSM insecurity at Defcon next week, where I'll intercept and record cellular calls made by my attendees, live on-stage, no user-input required. As you can imagine, intercepting cellphones is a Very Big Deal in the eyes of the law; this blog post is an attempt to reassure everyone that their privacy is being taken seriously despite the nature of the demo. I'm not just making it up either — the EFF have helped significantly with the details."

Comment Re:250k for the other principals? (Score 5, Insightful) 98

I can only assume by your comment that you don't follow markets in general, or Palm specifically. Palm is more than likely going to be purchased fairly soon which will increase the stock price dramatically before the purchase. HTC seems like a natural fit, though the most interesting idea I've heard is RIM. It would be nice if Blackberry's came with an actual OS. WebOS is the best mobile OS available, with Android a close second, so there is plenty of value there. Palm also hold a lot of valuable IP and Patents.

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