Monday, May 29, 2006
Samsung To Employees: Eh, Leave Our Cell Phone At Home
Posted by Jon Westfall in "NEWS" @ 12:00 PM
"We've heard stories about companies banning the use of certain kinds of products, such as cameraphones or digital audio players, since they could potentially be used to snap pics of or download classified info. But in what must be a first-of-its-kind case, Samsung has actually banned employees from using one of the company's own products out of industrial espionage fears. Ki-Tae Lee, CEO of Samsung Electronics Telecommunications Network, has apparently warned employees not to pick up the company's SGH-B570 cellphones, because the music-playing phone's 8GB capacity "is more than enough to steal all confidential data about our company.""
We've discussed the problem that cell phone cameras pose to employers and confidential data, but this is one of the first times the issue of storage space on a device has been brought up. As Engadget points out, this ban curiously leaves out flash drives and portable hard drives, unless those were already taboo at Samsung. Are we now endowed with too much storage for our own good?
We've discussed the problem that cell phone cameras pose to employers and confidential data, but this is one of the first times the issue of storage space on a device has been brought up. As Engadget points out, this ban curiously leaves out flash drives and portable hard drives, unless those were already taboo at Samsung. Are we now endowed with too much storage for our own good?
