original publish date: 20th December, 2009
decades on …
This used to be such a thing. Laptops (and peripherals like screens and docking stations) were seen as a significant expense, and security frameworks struggled to consider nuanced access by outside agents.
A decade and a half later, things seem a lot better, at least until you have to exchange large files. Then you might as well be faxing.
transcript
Contractor: You don’t provide computers to contractors and using my own laptop breaches your security policy. How can I do any work?
Internal: That is not my problem, Hotshot.
Closing caption: Ever wondered why your internal staff outperform (sic) your highly paid contractors?
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