For example: Let's say I had illegal pedos on my computer (which I don't) and I am browsing the Internet, can they view the files on my computer and come to my house through my IP address and arrest me? Does having a firewall or WEP connection do anything?
2007-07-20 07:02:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet ➔ Other - Internet
I have Norton AntiVirus firewall is this good?
2007-07-20 07:11:37 · update #1
i'm sure they can do whatever they want. not so much the police, but the feds and the nsa. i've said too much already....they're on to me......
2007-07-20 07:07:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, they cannot view files on your computer through the internet. It is illegal. What they CAN do is monitor child porn sites and trace your IP address to find out where you are. That is about all they can do without gaining possession of your computer. That said, once they've traced you, they can come to your house and confiscate your computer (so long as they get a warrant first). Then they can retrieve the files. And deleting them does not help. With the proper equipment they can retrieve even deleted files, and they do. Being that they do not actually access your computer itself through the internet, just retrieve the IP address, firewalls and such don't make any difference.
2007-07-20 07:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police will not monitor your websites unless you are convicted of something worth monitoring your websites for. Your internet provider does log your activity though. Having a firewall and WEP is useless. They do not prevent your provider or the police from viewing your web activity. If someone were to sit in front of you house and knew what they were doing, they could break your WEP key and sniff your traffic in a matter of 10 minutes. Just be careful! Hope this helped.
2007-07-20 07:10:25 · answer #3 · answered by James C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea they can but if your smart and have a good firewall then your ok if you got xp go with zone alarm firewall it is one of the best and make sure to download peer guardian 2 those two thinks make your computer almost un hackable
2007-07-20 07:08:02 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can do anything. a hacker can go into your computer or my computer steal or leave anything delete anything and there is nothing you can do.
2007-07-20 07:09:26 · answer #5 · answered by bill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋