Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] I-Phone 2.0 Software
- From: Taylor Armstrong <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 17:02:02 -0400
At the moment, no.
There may not be an easy way to block it from being done, but our
written policy requires full data encryption for any mobile device
(laptop or pda/phone). If we can't manage the device, we won't support
it. (and we are honestly stretched thin enough that even once the
management layer is in place from Apple, we don't have anyone available
to manage it).
If someone wants to do it on their own, we can't really stop them, but
we won't help them do it and will tell them not to if asked.
Taylor
Joel Esler wrote:
Better question is, if someone paid for it out of their own pocket,
will you allow them to get their email from the .gov email server with
it's tech?
J
On May 13, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Taylor Armstrong wrote:
One other viewpoint... I know this may be an unpopular one, but
since this *is* the Fed-talk list, is the purchase for personal, or
business use?
We've officially said that we will not support the iPhone for any
business needs. For us, it isn't necessarily an OS issue, but it is
a fiscal one. When we are getting Blackberries basically for free as
part of our contract, why would we spend $500 of *taxpayer's* money
for an iPhone?
For personal use, it is of course another story, but for a .gov
organization, we just can't justify it.
Taylor
Villano, Paul Ch CIV USA TRADOC wrote:
Is it worth waiting to buy an I-phone for it to come out with the
I-phone 2.0 software for the average user or is it "pushed" through
the phone no matter which version of the phone or OS you already
have? (That is, will I have to bring the phone back to have it
upgraded if I buy it now if the software is the only thing that will
change)?
To tell the truth, reading reports of what the new software will do
makes me nervous...Sounds as if it's fruit that is becoming more and
more tempting to hackers and hijackers at hotspots, thorugh You
Tube, etc. and if I understand that developers are about to have a
much greater ability to "push" their software to the phones it seems
to infer the possibility of pushing malware being upped exponentially.
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