05-11-2015 11:15 PM
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  1. iMore Question's Avatar
    iMore Question
    My friend and I were iMessaging. He was on his school iPad and I was on my phone. His school has a couple profiles on the device. Are there any technologies / profiles in which the school can monitor iMessages ? He wasn't on school wifi either.
    05-10-2015 09:22 AM
  2. Just_Me_D's Avatar
    Just_Me_D
    I'm not sure, but you should ALWAYS assume that devices belonging to an institution are monitored and that all associated communications are NOT private.
    Bigeric23 likes this.
    05-10-2015 09:34 AM
  3. Bigeric23's Avatar
    Bigeric23
    And let me add this, if you don't mind.

    Anything you send in a message or put online could come back to haunt you some day. Rule of thumb: If you wouldn't want your mother to read it, think before you "write" it.
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    05-10-2015 09:41 AM
  4. kch50428's Avatar
    kch50428
    Originally Posted by Bigeric23
    And let me add this, if you don't mind.

    Anything you send in a message or put online could come back to haunt you some day. Rule of thumb: If you wouldn't want your mother to read it, think before you "write" it.
    Better... Never put anything in an email or text message you wouldn't want to explain to a jury from a witness box...
    Bigeric23, wenrob and boovish like this.
    05-10-2015 09:48 AM
  5. afhhdd's Avatar
    afhhdd
    It wasn't anything bad, just a question from the inner tech nerd in me.
    05-10-2015 09:53 AM
  7. HankAZ's Avatar
    HankAZ
    Originally Posted by afhhdd
    It wasn't anything bad, just a question from the inner tech nerd in me.
    The answer is "probably". I would treat it as if the administrator was standing over my shoulder as I typed.
    05-10-2015 10:08 AM
  8. afhhdd's Avatar
    afhhdd
    Just another ?
    How would a network admin do this ?
    05-10-2015 10:30 AM
  9. Bigeric23's Avatar
    Bigeric23
    Originally Posted by afhhdd
    Just another ?
    How would a network admin do this ?
    More than likely, they would use some type of pre-installed monitoring software.
    05-10-2015 10:36 AM
  10. Not Quite Right's Avatar
    Not Quite Right
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    I'm surprised iMessages is even enabled on a institutional device ...
    05-11-2015 09:54 PM
  11. Ledsteplin's Avatar
    Ledsteplin
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    They have apps for that. But the device being monitored needs the app to work. The old hidden app trick.
    05-11-2015 11:15 PM
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