How can I get rid of unauthorized MDM connotations @Roikins

every device i own is being monitored because i have been illegally enrolled in the developer progran, education, enterprise and beta. the apple platform security and apple platform deployment guide explain very thoroughly that device management or supervision can be done manually and then automatically on boot through various identifiers. this is a major violation of my privacy and a huge flaw is apples privacy and security design. there is no accountability or authentication when employers or random people decide to take over another persons device and then life! @Roisin it is happening to me the EXACT same way!!!

Posted on May 7, 2022 4:11 AM

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Posted on Jun 22, 2022 9:03 AM

MDM can be remotely installed without user consent if the business purchased the device. This protects the business from device theft by employees. MDM cannot be remotely installed without user consent if the business did not purchase the device. User consent or physical access to the device is required to install MDM when the business did not purchase the device. Manually installed MDM is always removable by the user. If you do not see Profiles in System Preferences on macOS or a MDM profile in Settings > General > VPN & Device Management, then you are not managed by MDM. Period.

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May 14, 2022 11:05 PM in response to KiltedTim

People keep saying "PHYSICAL ACCESS TO DEVICE" as if that's letting "*some one*" off the hook for the non disclosure / non removal / life threatening stalking that the op is talking about. It's actually called - hacking. And, it's illegal as all ?"*ell". If you think things can not be installed without physical access, please educate yourself, as that is not true. One wrong link click and the reverse shell on your device is allowing another party to view your cameras. Anything you can do , someone remotely can do as well. And, the device doesn't know, at least not in a way that it can tell you directly. And no, Malwarebytes isn't going to automatically find it. <-it might and might not. No one has physical control of their devices all of the time anyway, even you Marine. Stop harping on people like they deserve anything for "SOMEONE HAD TO HAVE PHYS ACCESS nonsense"

Sep 12, 2022 9:32 AM in response to Beepbopjd

Beepbopjd wrote:

They do it through Microsoft on sync AD All that is needed is your phone number. Forward the confirmation text and boom! All devices linked to the Apple ID is theirs. This is a nightmare and apple knows it.


A supervised device is effectively if not actually owned and managed by the organization holding the supervisory lock, yes.


The device is either pre-enrolled by Apple at time of purchase, or the local user confirms the supervision.


This is specifically intended to keep device holders from stealing the organization’s assets.


You’re not the owner of a supervised device.

Nov 24, 2022 9:44 AM in response to RobynGreen

OMG!!! Finally someone who has the exact same situation as myself and doesn’t think I’m crazy! I left my family’s business due to having a disagreement with my brother. Ever since that time I’ve been dealing with this craziness. Even bought a new MacBook Pro and Bam - took a week and it was running on a unsigned version of Monterey Mobile Asset. I made a bootable copy of UBUNTU and found a hidden Fat32 boot drive on all my devices. I used FPart on Ubuntu to completely wipe the drive. But I cannot get a solid installer. I will download Monterey - check with Pacifist for signature but after my installer gets a hold of it - I check it with Pacifist again and it’s UNSIGNED and has Mobile Asset settings listed. Can anyone help me with this?

May 14, 2022 11:15 PM in response to muguy

You cannot have a MDM remotely installed on your device.* technically not true

Nor can you be enrolled in a developer program at Apple without your Apple credentials. * So what

?(even if you are enrolled in such a program, and a configuration profile was installed, it would indicate Apple* not true

Further, a MDM cannot migrate anything on your device to anyone else. ****the op is not talking about the Migration out of Syria to more fertile lands a long time ago




Jul 21, 2022 6:19 AM in response to MrHoffman

Yea my MacBook was brand new. I am pretty aware of phishing as well. I think like you stated it was a fake certificate which authorized. I noticed my personal email was linked to company zoom, teams etc. not sure how that was done. Crazy when I did a complete wipe I started getting weird messages to connect to my phone to bluetooth. In addition to browsing my work computer I found some of the same programs that were on my personal laptop and someone was recording my google session.

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