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    Mar 23, 2013, 11:57 PM
    Wifi hotspot monitoring
    I am using my personal computer at work, and am connected to the company's internet service by wire (LAN I think). I use a wifi hotspot application on my laptop to create a wifi hotspot, so that I can use my tablet to connect to the internet via the laptop wifi. Can my employer know what I am surfing on my tablet? Please email me a reply on (removed for privacy) as well. Thanks for helping! :)
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    Mar 24, 2013, 12:06 AM
    I can check my router and see what sites my daughter has been to on her iPod... I imagine it's a similar situation at your place of work.
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    Mar 24, 2013, 05:38 AM
    You need to review your company's policy on use of IT resources. Many companies have limited bandwidth and your use of that bandwidth for personal reasons may be a violation of that policy and grounds for dismissal.

    ANY activity over a TCP/IP connection can be monitored. Both WiFi and wired connections are TCP/IP. Whether your company monitors your activity and to what extent I can't answer, but it is certainly possible for them to see EVERYTHING that goes over their network.

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