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Navigating Custody and Control: Ownership of Smartphone Data and Enforcement of Usage Policies

New regulations from the DOJ around the ownership and governance of company data on personal devices are catching up to the way the world actually works. It's going to make companies' lives a lot harder — and for precisely the same reason that smartphones have made their lives a lot easier.

10 minute read May 01, 2024 at 01:39 AM
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Matthew Rasmussen
Navigating Custody and Control: Ownership of Smartphone Data and Enforcement of Usage Policies

Today, there are over 6.92 billion smartphone users in the world, 280.54 million of whom are in the US. Nearly 100% of adults use smartphones every day, and not just to communicate with their family and friends. 

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