supervised iphone and risk factor

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supervised iphone and risk factor

In Asia I am and the supervising organization is in Europe. I happened to buy it from a third party. It's found to be valid.Is my newly-purchased supervised iphone at any kind of risk in future lock by the supervising organization? I checked on several fronts and it's a valid purchase, a clean phone still eligible for some services. But the annoying text on settings is unsettling me like anything. Now, should I return the phone? Or can I make it unsupervised?

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!

iPhone SE (Gen 3)

Posted on Jan 8, 2023 9:39 AM

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edclange

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Jan 9, 2023 5:07 AM in response to panna81

Again, are you affiliated with that organization?

You are basically in possession of a company phone. If you do not work for that company in some way, you should not have it. That company can exercise the rights they have reserved in Device Management at any time. And eventually, when an internal audit or similar identifies it as a missing asset, they probably will.

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edclange

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Jan 8, 2023 11:43 AM in response to panna81

A managed iPhone is owned by that organization. They can do whatever they want with it, up to an including accessing some of your data that is on it, erasing it, or locking it altogether. Only that organization can remove their management profile from that iPhone.

Are you affiliated with the organization? If not, you are probably in possession of an iPhone that was stolen from them.

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panna81 Author

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Jan 8, 2023 10:59 PM in response to edclange

Thanks, first of all, for your response.

It's not stolen as it was not on Managed Lost Mode.

I opened it fine and no message from any party/individual regarding stealing was there. Their profile and all the Rights they reserve under Device Management made me feel uneasy.

Anyways, thinking of if i should return it.

Thanks again.

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panna81 Author

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Jan 9, 2023 6:45 AM in response to edclange

THANKS, DEAR.

I returned the phone. I myself wanted a used phone to save some money but i never wanted to put myself into anxiety. It's a government organisation phone though fresh still. 100% Battery health with no apple id lured me but the moment i saw the text under setting, I understood the difference. I read online extensively and as the last resort i came to ASC to decide. Thanks for saying what i wanted to hear.

Thanks for clearing it out.

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