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[-] remotelove@lemmy.ca 143 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They can leech all the data they want from my employer. I don't give a fuck. Never use company assets for personal business as an addendum.

Just be a little more careful with your own stuff, s'all.

[-] requiem@lemmy.world 60 points 9 months ago

Depends on your sector of work. Imagine you’re a therapist or a lawyer…

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

A lot of healthcare and education institutions use Outlook as well, so I wouldn't be surprised if mental health or legal uses it too. There may be rules about what kind of client/student/patient information can be sent over email, and often there are healthcare/institution specific variants of the office suites which (are supposed to) meet regulatory requirements

I think the other comment applies regardless. Do work things on the work device/account and let the workplace handle any other concerns. When it comes time to discuss alternatives, you can make a case for something else

[-] requiem@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

I mean it even harvests typing data and Outlook also includes calendars etc… It’s really bad.

But yes, I just suggested a re-evaluation of the use of Microsoft Outlook to my company …

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

What would you get them to use instead? I use Proton personally, but I doubt many companies are using it at scale.

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Use geary as a client with a private company selfhosted mailserver.

[-] pound_heap@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

A company would use a Microsoft 365 plan that includes Outlook for Office 365, not a Windows Mail app. An the MS365 agreement would come with protections of company data from sharing with advertisers.

In other words, I wouldn't worry if my company used Outlook. But never log in to your private mailbox from a corporate device.

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