All are compromised. I use Torguard only because they have never sent my info to my ISP about downloading movies. I have my server behind it along with a handful of other devices. My router runs it and I send specific IPs. I'm afraid to put my primary computer behind it because of Steam.
I had my phone behind it for a while but stuff was freaking out thinking I was in Canada. Especially work - unfortunately I have to use Google crap on my phone for work and I kept getting reported for being in Canada when I'm not. I'm in IT so I could talk properly to Security and they understood but it was annoying to keep getting flagged.
Out of curiosity, why does the Google crap on your phone report you for being in a different location? Is your employer openly spying on your location?
Why is being in Canada a problem?
Yeah. Work doesn't allow work devices to go to other countries. My phone is my own but they have a partition on it for the work Google crap. I use it because half the time the alerts don't fire on my work laptop for some reason. They have everything so locked down I can't even change the sounds or use a plugin to send extra alert/notifications on the work laptop.
The location tracking isn’t as bad as I thought. It’s actually smart to make sure employees are not taking a company device through international customs.
The rest sounds like typical corporate device lockdowns. The IT department does it the same way they do everything. They lock everything they possibly can. Then they only give in and unlock specific things when an employee is completely unable to do their job. If something is only a major hassle, too bad.
I’ve read comments online about IT security people and worked with some of them. They’re either not bright, or they don’t care about anything outside of security. They follow checklists blindly.
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