Bring Your Own Device

Noun · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. A policy allowing employees to use personal laptops, phones, or tablets for work instead of only company-issued devices. Bring your own device policies trade convenience and cost savings against security and management complexity.

    In plain English: A policy where people use their own devices for work.

    Example: "Legal pushed back on the bring your own device policy because customer data classification rules were stricter than the old startup assumptions."

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