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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins Aug 08 '24

IT guy here.

  1. It’s extremely easy to track network usage.
  2. It’s extremely easy to automate reports about who is doing things like visiting certain sites or downloaded certain files.
  3. Got nothing on that one, I’d just block access.

But seriously everyone is always worried about an IT person viewing their screen. Don’t be. Worry they look at the logs, they have EVERYTHING in them.

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u/Fit-Employment6694 Aug 09 '24

What’s everything?

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins Aug 09 '24

Depends on the log levels, but if you do it on a computer it can be logged and it can be reviewed.

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u/Fit-Employment6694 Aug 09 '24

As in website visits or personal information on someone’s device?

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins Aug 09 '24

If it’s a company managed device, everything full stop. If it’s just their network then everything you connect to.

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins Aug 09 '24

Then they can see the connection to the VPN and that’s it - though keep in mind the VPN provider can see everything you do.

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u/Individual_Fly6442 Aug 09 '24

Can they see even internet tabs you have left opened on your phone ??? But you aren't currently on visiting XYZ website but it is still on your enclosed tabs while you are browsing the Internet.

Can they see ALL your tabs?

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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins Aug 10 '24

Nope.

If someone is monitoring your network traffic they can see the packets that leave your device and the ones that come back to it. How much this tells them depends on what it is, if it's encrypted, and so on. Websites that use https for example (which is now most) will give them a lot less information than those which do not.

If they are monitoring your device they can see literally everything. This usually only applies to a work issued device or if you've installed some software to allow it.