I always have gmail open in a tab on my work laptop, is that also not acceptable? What’s the difference, really? That being a web app instead of a native one it doesn’t go through an install process?
> I always have gmail open in a tab on my work laptop, is that also not acceptable?
Depends on your industry and other security-paranoia factors. Here gmail is blocked as a potential data exfiltration risk.
In any case: key differences between gmail on a tab and an app like tiktok¹ on your phone include: your tab is far less likely to have access to your global contacts information or to other things stored on your device, isn't tracking your location and reporting it back along with your contacts list and potentially what-ever else it can read, etc.
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[1] tiktok is far from the only risk here, just by far the most prominent one ATM
To me this just seems like an unnecessary risk. With a work machine you don't know what kind of monitoring is going on. You don't want to risk your employer finding evidence of you looking for a new job or mental illness or something like that.
Depends on your industry and other security-paranoia factors. Here gmail is blocked as a potential data exfiltration risk.
In any case: key differences between gmail on a tab and an app like tiktok¹ on your phone include: your tab is far less likely to have access to your global contacts information or to other things stored on your device, isn't tracking your location and reporting it back along with your contacts list and potentially what-ever else it can read, etc.
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[1] tiktok is far from the only risk here, just by far the most prominent one ATM