Managing the personal device through Intune.

[genesis]

Hi

 

One of the parent emailed me saying that they would like to buy a device for his child to use to access school emails and Teams at home.

 

He is asking me as how i manage their device connecting to Intune and Exchange and teams and not sure why he is asking this question.

 

It is their personal device and they install the necessary software and log into the teams app and 0365 OWA.

 

Nothing to do with our school managing their personal device ?Please advise.

 

Thanks in advance

Edited October 12, 2023 by genesis

[jmak]

It sounds like either the parent knows something about Intune and conditional access or they've read a scare story about how using schools' email/Teams allows the school to spy on my phone.

 

A lot of organisations do apply conditional access policies on personal devices. It allows you to control what data is stored on devices or accessible from them, require certain standards such as up to date operating systems or encryption and gives you the ability to wipe organisational data from their device. My view is that that is perfectly reasonable - there's no obligation for them to use their personal devices and if they do want to access the organisation's data, then the organisation has a right to protect it.

 

If you are allowing access to organisational data on personal devices, I would strongly recommend using Conditional Access if you're not already.

[Sequild]

I dealt with this too. Just tell them to install Teams and Outlook, then log in with the school credentials. No need for Intune on personal devices. Just make sure they follow basic security practices. Should be all good!