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[โ€“] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just to expand on this. There is an Exchange specific wipe feature. I think it is quite old school and not really used. Have seen it, but never tested it myself. As per documentation it can perform device wipe, but only if native mail client using ActiveSync is used not Outlook. And it probably does not work with all native mail clients, depends if app has device admin permissions.

Current Intune MDM model always uses separate Android storage so any operation including wipe will affect only this storage not your personal space so employer can not see nor delete your personal data.

In Intune there is another option without a need of enrolling device (MDM) where you can manage supported apps. It's called MAM. If wipe is initiated it affects only data in all apps that support MAM.

In short, companies / schools cannot really wipe your device if we are talking about Intune MDM. Other MDM solutions probably can.

[โ€“] brognak@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

Activesync

Now, that's a name I've not heard in a long time. A long time.