Device Privacy
With mobile devices slowly permeating into organizations, managing them comes up with its own set of challenges especially with respect to the data collected. Data collected, even for management purposes can be used for identification causing privacy concerns and futher exemplified, in case of personal devices(BYOD). MDM MSP however, lets you customize the existing privacy settings to suit the needs of the organization. You can choose to configure the settings for all the managed devices or only for corporate/personal devices, ensuring privacy is maintained.
It is also recommended to configure Server Privacy Settings to ensure data privacy on the server, Server Security Settings to ensure data security on the server and Terms of Use which sets the mandate for the data collected and purposes for collecting the same.
Policy Description
You can choose to configure the device data collected and displayed on the MDM MSP server. Additionally, you can also configure whether to execute remote commands on device or not. Further, you can also choose to display the privacy policy derived from the privacy settings, to the users. These settings can be applied to personal and/or corporate devices
Configuring Privacy Settings
- On the MDM server, click on Admin tab from the top menu and select Privacy Settings.
- Configure the policy based on the table given below:
PARAMETER | DESCRIPTION |
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Device Data |
Configure the device data which MDM is permitted to collect and display. By default, IMEI and Serial Number are collected and displayed. However, you can choose whether the following data can be collected or not:
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Remote Command Execution |
Specify whether the remote commands can be executed on devices or not. In case of data wipe, you can choose to either enable/disable it but in case of Remote Control, you can also leave it to the user |
Policy Display |
Configure whether the user can view this privacy policy or not. Users can also view the list of data collected and the purpose for the same. It is recommended to provide details regarding the data collected and the purpose for the same, on the Terms of Use distributed to the users. |
Applicable Devices |
Specify whether the policy is to be applied to corporate and/or personal devices. |
- In case of Lost Mode, the device location is tracked and security commands such as data wipe etc., get executed irrespective of the settings configured, as the user explicitly grants consent for executing Lost Mode.
- It is also recommended to distribute the updated version of the Terms of Use policy, every time these settings are modified.