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Use Of Personal Mobile Phone For Work-Related Purposes

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The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection issued the Directive No 1/2025 in relation to the use of personal mobile phones for work purposes based on the guidelines given by the European Data Protection Supervisor...

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The Commissioner for Personal Data Protection issued the Directive No 1/2025 in relation to the use of personal mobile phones for work purposes based on the guidelines given by the European Data Protection Supervisor, Opinion 2/2017 of the European Commission and the European Data Protection Board.

The practice of using personal mobile phones in the context of the employment relationship is quite widespread these days. However, "Bring Your Own Device" ("BYOD") practice may be associated with potential risks related to the monitoring of employees' privacy, while it is also related to potential risks to the security of data registered in the employer's systems and databases, to which the employee may have access through his personal device.

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