2024-07-12 03:08:15
The world’s giant company Microsoft has taken a strange decision. The company has banned the use of Android smartphones by its employees. This decision has been implemented by Microsoft for Microsoft offices in China. After this, Microsoft employees in China will not be able to use Android smartphones in the office during work.
Why is there a ban on using Android phones?
According to Bloomberg’s report, Bill Gates-founded company has instructed more than 100 of its employees to verify their IDs with Microsoft Authenticator Password Manager, for which they will have to use the Identity Pass app of Apple devices. Please note that Google Mobile Services, which includes Google Play App Store, is not available in China. In such a situation, the company has banned the use of Android smartphones. In such a situation, the only option left for the user is Apple App Store, from where Microsoft employees will have to verify their IDs.
Hacking became the reason
Microsoft has banned the use of Android smartphones in view of security. However, employees will be able to use Android smartphones for personal use. But official work will be done through iPhone. For this, the company is giving iPhone 15 to the employees. If the report of Business Insider is to be believed, Microsoft has enhanced security in view of Russian and Chinese hacking incidents.
When did the hacking happen?
Last year, Russian and Chinese hackers cracked Microsoft Exchange Online mailboxes. They downloaded 60,000 emails from Microsoft. In such a situation, Microsoft has restricted the use of Android smartphones in China due to its security after the US Cyber Safety Review Board report.