So my company is rolling out the PingID app to use for connecting to the VPN when working remotely. If you don’t have a company phone like majority of employees you are being told to install it on your personal phone.
So I am wondering if there are any known issues with the app in terms of permissions and having camera access? I’m not a fan of having to use a personal device work don’t pay for for work purposes but that’s besides the point.
Also I feel like it’s implementation is under the guise of security but rolled out only a few months after announcing everyone across the globe has to return onsite at least 2.5 days a week. So a way to make us not want to WFH.
I wouldn’t install anything work related on personal nothing
NEVER mix work and personal.
In the event that something happens at work, your personal items might be subject to a subpoenaed and will have to be turned to lawyers.
If work requires you to have a phone, work should supply the phone.
People in this thread overreacting a bit.
A) You don’t HAVE to install it. You can do the phone call thing and have them send you a PIN to login to VPN.
B) It’s a perfectly acceptable app for 2FA access. It’s useful and you can use it to get into other applications/sites (PayPal, ProtonMail, personal VPN, etc.). In other words, you should have a 2FA app on your phone anyway - so might as well use this one to make logging into work easier.
Any phone is perfectly capable of connecting to a Vpn without an app. It’s in the settings. And fuck them, they can give you a phone.
I’m leaning the same way but also better than being dragged on site for a job that can be done 100% remotely.
Now they have an alternative (for people without smartphones) that will work by giving you a phone call when logging on, and a system reads out a pin for you to enter. It’s sure to be slower and take longer before starting your work, but in my opinion, that’s absolutely on them. If they don’t like it, then find an alternative 
A) I know that’s what I done because I still fundamentally disagree with putting any work related apps on your personal device since I do believe in a work/life balance and being able to disconnect.
B) I never said it wasn’t. And I have 2FA on my phone for my personal stuff. The issue once again is linking work related 2FA to a personal device. If they want to bloat your phone with stuff they demand, then provide a phone for that.
Oh no, sorry, maybe my original message wasn’t clear.
So first of all, it is when using my work laptop that connects to a VPN to access our servers. Currently, we have a set 4 digit pin that we enter when we turn on the laptop that allows it to connect. In an attempt to improve security (since that 4 digit password isn’t hard to guess and doesn’t expire) they are removing the set pin and will instead use biometrics from the app on your phone to verify its you.
Similar to the authenticator apps for logging into some apps.
But yes, to the last part 
Yup! If you have Jabber set up on your laptop, use the jabber number. You can receive jabber calls without the VPN active, so it will ring you and give you a code that you then type in to activate the VPN without going near your own phone.
You’re my hero. I don’t have Jabber currently, do you know if I am going to have to deal with explaining a charge to my line for the software? This on top of blowing up my team with layoffs has me at my limit with the management of this company.
Not to my knowledge. There should be zero charges whatsoever.
Jabber has always been free to use. But of course I’m not in America and I know they can do some things a bit funny but this you should be all good.
