Danger Danger ! WiFi bites....
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I heard about something today that made me think....
Person has an android phone with internet access - he was able to use free wifi at work and save his minutes.
Anyways long story short, he forgets that his phone hooks to wifi when ever it sees that its available. A few months later
he gets called into managers office and there is an HR person there and a couple of other people.
We wish to discuss your internet usage while at work.
Yikes
Anyways long and short of it hes given a list of sites that link to his phone and hes given a warning.
Just saying be careful out there !
Person has an android phone with internet access - he was able to use free wifi at work and save his minutes.
Anyways long story short, he forgets that his phone hooks to wifi when ever it sees that its available. A few months later
he gets called into managers office and there is an HR person there and a couple of other people.
We wish to discuss your internet usage while at work.
Yikes
Anyways long and short of it hes given a list of sites that link to his phone and hes given a warning.
Just saying be careful out there !
If it was unsecured wifi then I have a modicum of sympathy, and yah boo sucks to the company for lax security.
However, as they were able to identify him, I suggest that he was authenticating with some form of user/pass combination given by the company.
In the latter case I have 0/zero/no support for blatantly piggybacking a work resource and at the same time compromising security, probably in breach of company policy.
TL;DR what did he expect?
However, as they were able to identify him, I suggest that he was authenticating with some form of user/pass combination given by the company.
In the latter case I have 0/zero/no support for blatantly piggybacking a work resource and at the same time compromising security, probably in breach of company policy.
TL;DR what did he expect?
This is why we block those kind of sites at work, even on the public wifi. I review the logs and it's certainly an eye opener, they wonder why I don't go on any of the drunk work nights but I wouldn't be able to not let slip which married man has been on the gay dating sites, and that's just the mild stuff I see. Luckily most of it's just the logs of what's been blocked but it's still educational.
The first page of 50 blocked sites were all adult sites, amazed people try and look at these things at work.
The first page of 50 blocked sites were all adult sites, amazed people try and look at these things at work.
poing said:
This is why we block those kind of sites at work, even on the public wifi. I review the logs and it's certainly an eye opener, they wonder why I don't go on any of the drunk work nights but I wouldn't be able to not let slip which married man has been on the gay dating sites, and that's just the mild stuff I see. Luckily most of it's just the logs of what's been blocked but it's still educational.
The first page of 50 blocked sites were all adult sites, amazed people try and look at these things at work.
Yep - the stuff people do on the internet whilst at work boggles the mind. The first page of 50 blocked sites were all adult sites, amazed people try and look at these things at work.
The general manager using escort (not the Ford variety) review websites, gambling sites, general smut etc. Do people really think their activity is anonymous and not reviewed by anyone?
We just log into the company upstairs who have unsecured WiFi for our online COD during nightshift.
Bit silly surfing smut though, I mean I can probably explain to the Mrs why I'm up for a telling off for using someone elses WiFi to play COD during my tea break, but explaining that I'm in the managers office for watching "Student House 4" or "Lesbian lavatory lust" (kudos and virtual beer to anyone who knows where I got that one from) might be a tad more difficult.
Bit silly surfing smut though, I mean I can probably explain to the Mrs why I'm up for a telling off for using someone elses WiFi to play COD during my tea break, but explaining that I'm in the managers office for watching "Student House 4" or "Lesbian lavatory lust" (kudos and virtual beer to anyone who knows where I got that one from) might be a tad more difficult.
DJFish said:
Happened at our place, IT dept got a call from Paramount pictures or some such saying our IP address had been ID'd as being involved in illegal downloads....
It's thought that someone's laptop re-started downloading when it hooked up to the Co. Wifi.....
Similar thing happened last year at a large bank, employee took a personal device into work and it resumed downloading a film over the company public wireless. Employee was traced by a combination of the device name and the wifi access point location.It's thought that someone's laptop re-started downloading when it hooked up to the Co. Wifi.....
It's interesting from a legal perspective, because I am fairly certain you are not allowed to actively monitor internet access unless someone has expressly given permission and I don't think a blanket statement in the work policy handbook suffices.
It might be industry specific, but the OP may want to check if his IT dept have over-stepped the mark here
It might be industry specific, but the OP may want to check if his IT dept have over-stepped the mark here
texaxile said:
We just log into the company upstairs who have unsecured WiFi for our online COD during nightshift.
Bit silly surfing smut though, I mean I can probably explain to the Mrs why I'm up for a telling off for using someone elses WiFi to play COD during my tea break, but explaining that I'm in the managers office for watching "Student House 4" or "Lesbian lavatory lust" (kudos and virtual beer to anyone who knows where I got that one from) might be a tad more difficult.
Kentucky fried movieBit silly surfing smut though, I mean I can probably explain to the Mrs why I'm up for a telling off for using someone elses WiFi to play COD during my tea break, but explaining that I'm in the managers office for watching "Student House 4" or "Lesbian lavatory lust" (kudos and virtual beer to anyone who knows where I got that one from) might be a tad more difficult.
ash73 said:
JRM said:
I am fairly certain you are not allowed to actively monitor internet access unless someone has expressly given permission and I don't think a blanket statement in the work policy handbook suffices.
Yes they can.https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/rights-at-w...
I did research myself into it and yes they have the right they don't need to get you to sign up to let them monitor your wifi usage - its there service they are providing and are able to monitor and ensure that it is being used within the terms and conditions of their provision. If you don't adhere to that then they can roast you.
Id look at ensuring that the phone isn't traceable to you and id also look at ensuring that your wifi is connect on permission rather than when it can. sure you can do this in settings - a pain I know but would save you from situation like this from occurring.
Id look at ensuring that the phone isn't traceable to you and id also look at ensuring that your wifi is connect on permission rather than when it can. sure you can do this in settings - a pain I know but would save you from situation like this from occurring.
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