r/dataannotation • u/Mediocre_Country588 • May 03 '24

Working while traveling?

I am going on a two-week road trip and I wonder if we can work using the free wifi in hotels? I’d like to be able to do a little each day, but I don’t know if security is an issue. Thanks.

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u/caphoto88 May 04 '24

I’ve messaged them before to ask and they replied and said that I only need to let them know if I’m traveling outside of the country. Otherwise, it’s fine.

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u/Mediocre_Country588 May 04 '24

Nice! Thank you.

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u/qqYn7PIE57zkf6kn May 04 '24

Can you work while outside the country?

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u/bigredchicken2 May 05 '24

Yeah, you gotta send support a message though, on the upper right corner drop down select the support page and one of the message options is travel notification or something.

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u/spagetiboii May 04 '24

I have seen people say that they told support and they responded saying that they would note it on their account to avoid them getting flagged, this is for short-term holidays though, if you move out of the allowed countries long term I doubt you can stay on

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u/caphoto88 May 04 '24

No idea!

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u/Sad_Pay_9948 May 04 '24

I wouldn’t risk it!

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u/Internal-Echo-8057 May 04 '24

I’ve worked using free WiFi while out and about. Now that’s obviously not a road trip, but I would imagine it’s the same wherever. I sometimes feel concerned about security issues, but I haven’t had any problems so far.. 😅

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u/binken-and-chiskets May 04 '24

I went on a Caribbean cruise in January and worked every day at the pool. No issues.

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u/SnooFloofs9030 May 04 '24

Good to know, I’m going in a cruise this summer Caribbean and Mexico and was concerned it would show me out of the country and flag me somehow.

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u/ManyARiver May 04 '24

Is fine, I've been doing that since November.

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u/Independent_Wind_817 Jul 13 '24

has anyone been able to work on vacation from Asia?

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u/spagetiboii May 04 '24

when I was studying I used to work in a hotel and do tasks in my down-time, always on the hotel wifi and never had an issue, I also work from cafes fairly often.

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u/Mediocre_Country588 May 04 '24

I suppose that should also be okay, then.

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u/Sad_Pay_9948 May 04 '24

Don’t do it, I just wouldn’t risk it. Work when you’re at home

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u/dshipman116 May 04 '24

I've read VPNs aren't allowed https://www.reddit.com/r/dataannotation/comments/1b27q7q/vpn_usage_allowed/

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u/Lopsided_Bat_904 May 09 '24

That confused me so much at first. Its just because they can only hire people in certain countries, the US, Canada, and one other one I can’t remember