Can my employer see the names of the wifi networks i've connected to via my corporate-issued iPad? Can they see the dates and times as well?
If so, is there a way to clear this history periodically?
iPod (5th generation), iOS 6.1.4
Yes, your employer can see this. And whether or not you can clear the history depends on how your corporate-issued iPad was set up by the IT department. There are profiles that can be set up to keep records of website visits, cookies, and not allow deletion. Pretty common practice on all computational devices. My advice? Don't use your corporate-issued iPad other than for what it was issued to you for. Most businesses have Business Code of Conduct policies that you are bound to as a condition fo employment. If you value your job that is. I worked for AT&T for 34 years and saw a number of people lose their jobs over stuff like this.
I'm not concerned about websites visited - no problems there. I just don't want them tracking my movements by seeing what wifi networks I connected to at a specific time, including the one at home. Can they do this? Any way to clear this? Do they see the name I gave the wifi network or just the IP address? Can they trace it to my city or home by IP address?
Yes, they can and no, you can't clear it if they have set your iPad up correctly. IP addresses can be traced to specific towns and addresses. The iPad can locate itself by searching WiFi databases even without GPS. So can your employer. That iPad is not yours. It belongs to your employer. You have NO rights to privacy using it. And if you try tampering with certain settings and profile files they will know too. It happened in a school district in California. Students figured out how to modify profiles to remove restrictions. They got their iPads confiscated.
I find it curious that you are trying to hide from your employer while using their property. We had people suspended for using their corporate cell phones to make personal calls. They also had to pay the company back for those calls.
Again, you have no right to privacy in this matter and your employer, if their IT department is savvy, will know when, where, and how you are using their property at all times.
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Can my employer see the names of the wifi networks i've connected to via my corporate-issued iPad?
