I wanted to revisit some of the discussion in this recent thread in the context of the coming Universal Control.
That thread offers reasonable guidance against using your personal Apple ID on a work machine.
However, Universal Control seems like it will change the game when it comes to productivity. If I under
The pandemic's amplification of remote work has caused a more nuanced movement between work and personal time. People are moving between their personal machines and work machines more regularly.
Provided you are able to see past concerns mentioned in the linked thread above and want to use a personal Apple ID on a work machine: What can a person do to reduce risk of personal information making it onto their work machine?
Given Apple's stance on user privacy, yet Universal Control's obvious potential for conflating work and personal computer environments, I'm a bit surprised this isn't clearly addressed.
For example, a way to mark a Mac as "company" and have it either automatically or through a wizard help you gate Apple ID-enabled services.
Without something like that in hand, here are some settings off the top of my head that should be turned off:
That thread offers reasonable guidance against using your personal Apple ID on a work machine.
However, Universal Control seems like it will change the game when it comes to productivity. If I under
The pandemic's amplification of remote work has caused a more nuanced movement between work and personal time. People are moving between their personal machines and work machines more regularly.
Provided you are able to see past concerns mentioned in the linked thread above and want to use a personal Apple ID on a work machine: What can a person do to reduce risk of personal information making it onto their work machine?
Given Apple's stance on user privacy, yet Universal Control's obvious potential for conflating work and personal computer environments, I'm a bit surprised this isn't clearly addressed.
For example, a way to mark a Mac as "company" and have it either automatically or through a wizard help you gate Apple ID-enabled services.
Without something like that in hand, here are some settings off the top of my head that should be turned off:
- Disable iCloud
- Ensure calendar, email, notes, etc. are disabled.
- Do not log into messages on this machine.
- Disable iCloud Photos