Who cares if they want to install xyz software [in their home directory]? Chances are it’ll be a free boost for performance and/or morale.
This /really/ depends on your threat model. “xyz software in their home directory” could easily be “exfil tool that uploads all data employee X has access too, disguised as a meme template generator”
@Ech ehhh, someone posting “that could have been me” on their personal twitter account isn’t really “pumping up their notoriety”, more like… a normal human reaction to learning you avoided death
blame cnn for making a “news” story out of it