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Around 1997 or so, I got called into a meeting with my boss, director, and head of IT security. I worked night shift in a wafer fab, and someone was accessing t

Around 1997 or so, I got called into a meeting with my boss, director, and head of IT security. I worked night shift in a wafer fab, and someone was accessing the computers in the office, and visiting inappropriate sites at night (that their new sophisticated monitor found). I was young, and into computers, I guess they assumed it was me. I pointed out that I didn't have a keycard that gave me access to the office area, so it couldn't be me, asked if they checked it. While they were quickly apologizing, I asked what site they accessed. www.excite.com The look on their faces when I suggested they actually verify the site before firing whoever it was.....

giltron 8y ago
I had a similar experience during school. One real life troll told a substitute teacher I was accessing porn sites. Teaching sub only looked at the website url before kicking me off the computer. Unfortunately there was no follow-up for me to call them out on being lazy/ignorant. Funny thing was the "troll" did get banned later for accessing porn sites on the school network.
JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
How dare someone be excited! I used to have an excite.com email.
- ToFundorNot 8y ago
  Can't forget the susanalbumparty: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cbd0fd47-3f92-494e-8154-da08a565498e https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cbd0fd47-3f92-494e-81...
kjs3 8y ago
I once was called in by HR to investigate an 'incident' like this. I had to explain it wasn't PenisLand.net, it was PenIsland.net, a (presumably) fine purveyor of quality pens, and that maybe they could do a little homework before grabbing the torches and pitchforks.
astura 8y ago
I remember seeing a news story back in 1995 about how content for the current Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXX) was being blocked by parental filters because it assumed 'XXX' was adult content.
- richardhod 8y ago
  What kind of content could there have been then for the superbowl: Blinking tags and daily updated grey-background text? Are you sure parental filters really were a thing in 1995. I remember 1995. I was using mosaic.

giltron 8y ago

I had a similar experience during school. One real life troll told a substitute teacher I was accessing porn sites. Teaching sub only looked at the website url before kicking me off the computer. Unfortunately there was no follow-up for me to call them out on being lazy/ignorant. Funny thing was the "troll" did get banned later for accessing porn sites on the school network.

JohnJamesRambo 8y ago

How dare someone be excited! I used to have an excite.com email.

ToFundorNot 8y ago
Can't forget the susanalbumparty: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cbd0fd47-3f92-494e-8154-da08a565498e https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/cbd0fd47-3f92-494e-81...

kjs3 8y ago

I once was called in by HR to investigate an 'incident' like this. I had to explain it wasn't PenisLand.net, it was PenIsland.net, a (presumably) fine purveyor of quality pens, and that maybe they could do a little homework before grabbing the torches and pitchforks.

astura 8y ago

I remember seeing a news story back in 1995 about how content for the current Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXX) was being blocked by parental filters because it assumed 'XXX' was adult content.

richardhod 8y ago
What kind of content could there have been then for the superbowl: Blinking tags and daily updated grey-background text? Are you sure parental filters really were a thing in 1995. I remember 1995. I was using mosaic.