On 2012-12-30 13:22, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > This topic has come up a few times... > > http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/tech/article/2013-trend-dual-identity-smartphones/
Hi Jeff, Pardon me for popping up again :-) It seems that 4.2's multi-user capability already addresses multiple identities , doesn't it? I don't know *anything* about the separation it offers but it looks like a workable way forward. A slight problem is how to enroll the new OS including the MDM. If you take a peek in the following document and search for "VirtualMachine" you find a possible solution: http://webpki.org/papers/keygen2/keygen2.junit.run.html The idea is (of course...) that remote wipe etc. should only affect the managed identity/VM. How realistic it is to have IPSEC to the enterprise running at the same time as you have an non-managed IP-stack in your personal identity/VM. My knowledge in low-level Linux is rather limited. Anders > > SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 30 — From next year, manufacturers will be > incorporating processors that allow users to separate their business > life from their personal life, or their personal life from their very > personal life. > > At September’s BlackBerry Jam event in the US, struggling mobile maker > RIM unveiled a raft of new features for the handset that it hopes will > re-establish the BlackBerry alongside Apple and Samsung, chief among > which was ‘BlackBerry Balance’ — a feature that allows users to keep > their work emails, contacts and apps separate from their personal > lives. Essentially combining two handsets in one device. > > Aimed at the growing trend of BYOD (bring your own device — to work), > it was one of the stars of the show and a clear differentiator between > it and its iOS and Android peers. > > When the long-awaited new BlackBerry 10 is unveiled in January 2013 it > will be the first to offer this feature, but it won’t stay unique for > long as a number of software and chip developers have been contracted > to develop the same technology for Android phones, and the same > dual-handset feature is expected to start rolling out on LG, Samsung > and Motorola phones before the second half of next year. > > And while the intention is to help businesses keep their data secure > when letting employees use their own smartphones for work, if the > latest smartphone user surveys are to be believed, it could have > another more widespread use — for keeping secrets from partners. > > According to research by BullGuard, published in November, one in five > UK men has a secret email account they use for hiding correspondence > from their partner, and 5 per cent have gone as far as buying a second > smartphone for fear of their partner snooping on their messages and > photos. > > A similar study in the US from Virgin Mobile Live found that 20 per > cent of married people said they felt uncomfortable giving their phone > to their partner and 44 per cent of women admitted to going through > their partner’s phone behind their backs. — AFP/Relaxnews > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss?hl=en.
