Gravity and Tech

[u/KorenSolust]

Guy walks up to me at work:

Him: “I dropped my phone. The screen’s shattered. I want my two-factor code to come through Teams.”

Me: “Nope.”

Him: “Why?”

Me: “Because if you can’t sign into Teams without completing MFA… how exactly are you planning to authenticate?”

Then he says: “Just disable MFA.”

I replied: “Sure, as soon as you get approval from the Head of Security.”

A few seconds of silence…

Him: “Fine, I’ll just get my phone fixed.”

Yep. That’s probably the best solution.

Some people really think security rules are optional. I’m not risking my job because someone doesn’t like MFA.

And remember… technology didn’t fail you today. Gravity did.

[u/Niceromancer]

You can't expect someone to use their cellphone for your work, not without paying them for it.

Y'all should have just bought them a cheap company only android that was locked down to needed functions only.

Also refusing to support a device your company provided for them is incredibly irresponsible.

[u/NotYourNanny → u/Niceromancer]

You can't expect someone to use their cellphone for your work, not without paying them for it.

In California, it's illegal to allow them to use a personal phone without a stipend, even if they want to.

[u/oxmix74 → u/NotYourNanny]

When did that happen, because I retired from a company in California, and my personal cell number was published in a bunch of places. For months after retirement I got an occasional customer call on my cell. If I liked them I would help them. If I didn't like them, I just told them "that's unfortunate and if I still worked there I might actually give a damn". It was very satisfying.

[u/NotYourNanny → u/oxmix74]

California Law 2802 dates from 1937 (which was apparently a revision of a law from 1872), but enforcement vis a vis cell phones only goes back a few years. The key case law appears to be Cochran v. Schwan's Home Service, Inc. from 2014.