- You can easily steal code - if you were working on a company laptop with USB device protection (can't connect drives to transfer without approval) and heavy website moderation (can't send code to yourself), leaking code would prove way more difficult. Compare that to just copy+paste on your personal computer. (ofc it's possible to steal from company laptops too, but you'll leave a very visible trail).
- You're a security risk if your computer gets stolen: with company laptops remote disable is an easy option, not so much with personal ones.
- Your dev environment can be radically different from others if the company doesn't install some software center (OS, dependancies).
- You can't guarantee your personal PC isn't compromised by virus software, again playing into possibly leaking code.
It's a liability to let devs download code to their personal computers. It's risky from both physical, and intellectual property perspectives.
It's a liability to let devs download code to their personal computers. It's risky from both physical, and intellectual property perspectives.