Technology, the law, and you: BYOD
<em>(First in an occasional series about technology and the law.)</em>
<em>(First in an occasional series about technology and the law.)</em>
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The enterprise has gone mobile and there's no turning back. And while the BYOD movement has received plenty of attention, IT departments are getting a handle on the security risks of personal mobile devices in the workplace. The next challenge is "bring your own application" (BYOA), because many public app stores have serious malware problems.
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