How do colleges know if you've downloaded illegally off their connection? Do they monitor everything you do on your computer? So information as to what websites you have visited to download music is recorded too?
2007-10-19 22:20:46 · 8 answers · asked by Samuel C 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Last year, I downloaded a few songs using LimeWire while I was in my dorm. I didn't think too much of it since I had been downloading music for quite a while. Anyway, a friend of my roommate, actually got in trouble. Around this time, there was a rumor going around that music companies where targeting students at certain universities to make a point. So sure enough this guy actually ended up getting sued, and had to settle for like $2,000. I heard that a few other people got sued as well.
While I was talking to this person, I actually found out that the music company had sued him for 'hosting' and sharing the files, it hadn't necessarily been for downloading them. I think I got lucky since I disabled the 'shared folders' on my computer. Anyway, I haven't heard anything since then.
I would imagine that if they wanted to they could certainly monitor your activities or set up some type of filter to zoom in on P2P networks. I guess it depends on your university and how seriously they take intellectual property rights and file sharing.
2007-10-19 22:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do monitor you the local government also does as well they used to do it when i was in school they monitor how long you were on a specific page were your mouse pointer goes and everyting you download
2007-10-19 23:08:39 · answer #2 · answered by Ross H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
particular, why no longer? if your are procuring your guy or woman information superhighway get entry to, you are able to acquire regardless of you opt for. Now, if somebody catches you yanking it, you need to get busted or maybe ridiculed via dorm acquaintances...yet regardless of. Now in case you're making use of the college's information superhighway, then don't be stunned once you get kicked out for all of the goat porn you acquire.
2016-10-04 05:16:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's YOUR computer, the only way to monitor it would be to install certain software on your computer. The only thing they can see is how much bandwith you use.
2007-10-19 22:25:09 · answer #4 · answered by stilgar91 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because it's on a network and you will probably have a usr name and pw to log on.
They can like the above^^ posts, see where youv'e been ect.. and even view what you are doing in real time.
2007-10-19 22:31:02 · answer #5 · answered by dev12342002 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
anything that passes thru their system can be monitored
-whether you realize it or not
yup! visited/downloaded/keystrokes
big brother IS watching you
2007-10-19 22:26:31 · answer #6 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they monitor.
2007-10-19 22:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by midnitrondavu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! they are using remote where it determined by your own IP address.
2007-10-19 22:29:41 · answer #8 · answered by Mara 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋