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Duo Security on personal phones, is this a legit ask?

My company is shifting to 2 factor auth through Duo Security. They are telling us to download the app to our cell phones. They do pay us a $100/month technology allowance to be used for cell phones/internet as we see fit. It is a requirement for us to use our personal cell phones for calling/texting as most positions are remote. My employees are pushing back a bit, saying it is their personal phone and they don’t want to download an app when they don’t know what that app is actually going to be doing. To be honest, I don’t feel 100% comfortable either but my bosses response when I questioned it was “it is what it is”. Is this a legit ask? Has anyone used this app before for work on their personal device? Does it do any sort of tracking of phone activity?


My company is shifting to 2 factor auth through Duo Security. They are telling us to download the app to our cell phones.

They do pay us a $100/month technology allowance to be used for cell phones/internet as we see fit. It is a requirement for us to use our personal cell phones for calling/texting as most positions are remote.

My employees are pushing back a bit, saying it is their personal phone and they don’t want to download an app when they don’t know what that app is actually going to be doing. To be honest, I don’t feel 100% comfortable either but my bosses response when I questioned it was “it is what it is”.

Is this a legit ask? Has anyone used this app before for work on their personal device? Does it do any sort of tracking of phone activity?

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