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Definitely this...never ever do anything personal from company issued devices. I barely even let my work laptop access my WiFi when WFH.
Yes, even if you are using it you are not the owner and do not control it; any corporate laptop is an untrusted device at home.
I know a guy whose former employer used the fact that he plugged a USB into his work machine to threaten to sue him unless he gave up severance when they layer him off.
Don’t use your work machine for anything other than work, ever. Assume it logs everything, assume it will all be used against you as needed.
Assume if you write it on that machine they’ll try and claim it as their IP.