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An anonymous reader writes "I'm starting a new job soon, and I will be issued a work laptop. For obvious reasons I cannot name any names, but I can state that I do expect my employer to have tracking software on the laptop, and I expect to not be the administrator on the device.
That being said, I am not the kind of person who can just "not browse the internet". If I ever have to travel with this laptop, I may want to read an ebook or watch a movie or maybe even play a game on the laptop. I am also not looking into getting an iPad.
That being said, what is your opinion? I can make an image of the drive, then wipe the machine, and restore it back to its former state if I ever have to return it. I can use portable apps off a usb key and browse in private mode. The machine will be encrypted, but I can also make myself my own little encrypted folder or partition perhaps."
That being said, I am not the kind of person who can just "not browse the internet". If I ever have to travel with this laptop, I may want to read an ebook or watch a movie or maybe even play a game on the laptop. I am also not looking into getting an iPad.
That being said, what is your opinion? I can make an image of the drive, then wipe the machine, and restore it back to its former state if I ever have to return it. I can use portable apps off a usb key and browse in private mode. The machine will be encrypted, but I can also make myself my own little encrypted folder or partition perhaps."
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