{"id":11371,"date":"2012-05-23T14:26:04","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T19:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=11371"},"modified":"2012-05-23T13:30:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T18:30:46","slug":"ibm-bans-siri-dropbox-icloud-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/internet-2\/webapps\/ibm-bans-siri-dropbox-icloud-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"IBM Bans Siri, Dropbox, iCloud And More"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Following the lead of other large businesses, IBM implemented a “bring your own device” policy in 2010, allowing employees who work outside of the office to use devices other than corporate-issued smartphones. Unfortunately, the company felt it had to follow this liberal policy with a conservative ban on technologies that IBM considered potential security issues. IBM’s Chief Information Officer, Jeanette Horan<\/a>, put together a team to create guidelines as to which applications are safe to use and which are off-limits. In her words, many IBM employees were “blissfully unaware” of applications that could pose security risks.<\/p>\n Dropbox is one popular utility on the banned list, along with other file transfer services, for fear employees could upload sensitive information meant to stay inside the company. Apple’s iCloud service is also blocked at IBM, with their I.T. department substituting an internally-hosted MyMobileHub service.<\/p>\n Even Apple’s Siri personal assistant is banned at IBM because of worries spoken queries might be stored somewhere and viewed. A look at Apple’s user agreement confirms \u201c[b]y using Siri or Dictation, you agree and consent to Apple\u2019s and its subsidiaries\u2019 and agents\u2019 transmission, collection, maintenance, processing, and use of this information, including your voice input and User Data, to provide and improve Siri, Dictation, and other Apple products and services.\u201d Siri does collect information, such as each user’s address book contents, for the purpose of improving voice recognition, but IBM may be most concerned that it (at least temporarily) stores digital recordings of dictation of SMS messages or emails.<\/p>\n