Microsoft is banning Android phones from its workplace in China for privacy reasons. Instead, Redmond will give iPhone 15 to employees.
Microsoft is banning Android phones from its workplace in China for privacy and security reasons. According to Bloomberg News, Microsoft staff will have to ditch their Android-powered devices in favor of iPhones starting in September. Special iPhone apps will be required for China-based employees to verify their identities when logging in to work computers or phones.
More interestingly, even Microsoft's Hong Kong offices, where Google's services are accessible, will also require the use of iPhone devices. Bloomberg notes that Microsoft started ramping up security worldwide after 'incurring repeat attacks from state-sponsored hackers.' A few months ago, the company's executive vice president, Charlie Bell, wrote: “We are making security our top priority at Microsoft, above all else—over all other features.
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