Is there any way I can cloak or block them?
2007-01-30 14:36:02 · 24 answers · asked by thisjustforyou 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Yes, I do my work! Unfortunately, work has waned lately. AFTER I do all my work, I look at newspaper sites mainly. Nothing crazy and certainly no pornography. Its just that I have alot of downtime. Trust me, I wait until I get home to do things like look for a new job....
2007-01-30 14:53:32 · update #1
While your boss likely doesn't get a report of what websites you are going to (he/she doesn't have the time and shouldn't have to babysit you), it's very likely that your IT department can tell. This doesn't mean that they are sitting at a computer watching what sites you are going to. It means they have packet traces and logs that later on if they needed to, they could go back and see what websites you went to, what types of files you downloaded, what types of network traffic you were using, etc. They don't even have to get on your computer to do this, so don't think that doing something local on your PC is going to "get around the system."
It's best NOT to do anything at work that you would be embarrassed about. This includes the content of your e-mails also. Contrary to what a lot of people think, your e-mails aren't permanently deleted just because you pick "delete" from Outlook or whatever other e-mail program you use.
Basically if you are doing something on-line that you would not want your mother to know about, don't do it.
As for other things like on-line shopping and such, keep it in moderation. Most employers know and assume that sometimes you have to take care of personal business while you are at work, but there are limits to what is acceptable.
2007-01-30 14:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by SwimsALot 2 · 7⤊ 1⤋
My husband is a network administrator for a large car dealership. You'd be surprised the things that people look at, or rather attempt to look at at work. Everything that is flagged as "inappropriate" such as myspace.com, which is considered a dating site by their internet monitoring software or job sites are reported to the IT guys. If it's bad enough, they get reported to the boss and usually the people get canned. My advice is to not try to get around it, just ask your boss if it's ok to read a newspaper site once you've completed your work. As long as it doesn't monopolize time you should be working you shouldn't have to worry about attempting to block them. Which, if you do, could cause your boss to be more suspicious that you are up to no good.
By the way... deleting the history won't work if your company has software that monitors what everyone does on their computer. My guess is that they probably monitor your email as well.
Most places use programs like Websense or SurfControl to monitor your activity.
2007-01-30 22:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by babybunny729 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't be on sites you shouldn't be on or wouldn't want God or your mother knowing about and it all should be fine. I know some bosses and companies are a pain even if you email or blog or play games or what. But remember you're working for them to earn a paycheck not playing around on the company's computers especially on company time. Be careful out there. NO there's not really a way to "stealth" yourself and in order to add a history eraser you'd have to have administrative computer access to that computer you use as well as any master computers or company computer servers. Sorry but that's how it is with some major corporations. Do your "fun" stuff on the computer at home on your PC and on your own time. Sorry if I sound like a boss there but that's what they'd all say.
2007-01-30 22:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by dave_83501 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Three out of four employers monitor the Internet usage of employees, and just over half of U.S. companies review and retain employee email messages, according to a 2005 survey by the American Management Association.
Big Brother is no fiction.
Employers are allowed to monitor what employees do on workplace computers, and many do not notify workers about the monitoring, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC). In fact, there are very few laws regulating employee monitoring, and the PRC advises all employees to assume that their workplace activities and communications are being monitored.
Nancy Flynn, the executive director of the ePolicy Institute in Columbus, Ohio, agrees that employees should expect to be monitored, adding they should "comply 100 percent with the employer's computer usage and content policies."
2007-01-30 22:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by hamlet_girl_21 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm not technical enough to know how you can do this but if it was me and I wanted to keep my job I wouldn't do it even if I knew how.
I would assume that your computer use is monitored at work and then it might stop you doing something you could lose your job for. Many Companies have a computer use (misuse) policy.
Theoretically it is stealing to use the Company's resources (time, computer, internet access, etc) for your own things without their permission.
2007-01-30 22:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by Alex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, dont visit them, do your work instead!!! actually i'm on the net all the time and i worry about that aswell, i know that my boss has something that he can go to on his computer and he can see what is on everyones screens in the office, scary. if it is a work related computer in the office, you cant block or cloak, i guess that is the whole idea it.
2007-01-30 22:42:04 · answer #6 · answered by crystal_land 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are on a server, the server will log the time, duration, and the website, and depending on the company, you could face disciplinary action, or dismissal, if you are in breach of its policies.
Be clever, don't cloak, don't block!
2007-01-30 22:42:57 · answer #7 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your boss probably is monitoring it, and you can't cloak/block. You may be able to use a secure proxy server, depending on your access at work. That will make it more difficult for your boss to watch where you are going, but still not impossible.
2007-01-30 22:40:05 · answer #8 · answered by Pitt 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
it is almost impossible to hide the information, if it's net worked the network administrator can have a key logger that you can't even get to, you have to be a glorified Geek to pull it off. for fun go to your prompt and type netstat -a hit enter and see how many people have access to your computer or share the network with you.
2007-01-30 22:46:35 · answer #9 · answered by Right 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to do this you need a lap top find the server and hook it up with usb cable now you got find files and folders also go to the control panel and see ithe its on any cookies add/ or remove folders or you can clean the web buy just going properties on the net and delete history
2007-01-30 22:42:49 · answer #10 · answered by tek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋