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How are they getting this information? Assuming usage of https they should only be aware of the IP. Do they keep list of IPs which belong to job seeking sites?

How are they getting this information? Assuming usage of https they should only be aware of the IP. Do they keep list of IPs which belong to job seeking sites? Is that enough evidence?

giantg2 6y ago
I'm guessing it was http (not logged in or a Google search). I would assume they could also do it based on the IP/DNS.
- nicholas73 6y ago
  Ok but how did they know it was her phone?
  - giantg2 6y ago
    Her user name connected to the wifi.
redmaple 6y ago
Many companies force users to install self-signed certs so that they can carry out MitM sniffing. I've worked for an IT MSSP and installed many firewalls/APs with this feature.
MarkSweep 6y ago
At some companies you have to sign in to the Wi-Fi with your corporate account.
- giantg2 6y ago
  I never connect any personal device to company networks. It's just too much of a liability to make a simple mistake and lose my job.
  - mewpmewp2 6y ago
    Maybe I'm too naive, but where I work I would trust them not to scan for information like that or I would be extremely disappointed in them.
    - giantg2 6y ago
      If it's a medium or large company, it's very likely that they do. That's just my experience. The company that fired my wife was a small company.
      - mewpmewp2 6y ago
        It's very likely that they scan or not? It's also quite odd if the company is small, like they have dedicated people to scan for information like that?
        giantg2 6y ago
        Likely that they monitor. I was a little surprised. I think they were so small (<20 people) that they outsource the security and IT work.
        mewpmewp2 6y ago
        So they likely have this external company that monitor actively for job seeking websites? Do you know what was the specific website was she on? Honestly I still don't understand exactly how they came to this conclusion and let her go like that? Was she given a chance to defend herself? Like you could easily say that you were helping your friend to look for a job or clicked on some link sent by someone else? It seems really ridiculous to me to scan for this information and then fire someone based on that. I'm really very liberal about what I do on my work computer, I just couldn't fathom they would fire me over something like that.
        giantg2 6y ago

How are they getting this information? Assuming usage of https they should only be aware of the IP. Do they keep list of IPs which belong to job seeking sites? Is that enough evidence?

giantg2 6y ago

I'm guessing it was http (not logged in or a Google search). I would assume they could also do it based on the IP/DNS.

nicholas73 6y ago
Ok but how did they know it was her phone?
- giantg2 6y ago
  Her user name connected to the wifi.

redmaple 6y ago

Many companies force users to install self-signed certs so that they can carry out MitM sniffing. I've worked for an IT MSSP and installed many firewalls/APs with this feature.

MarkSweep 6y ago

At some companies you have to sign in to the Wi-Fi with your corporate account.

giantg2 6y ago
I never connect any personal device to company networks. It's just too much of a liability to make a simple mistake and lose my job.
- mewpmewp2 6y ago
  Maybe I'm too naive, but where I work I would trust them not to scan for information like that or I would be extremely disappointed in them.
  - giantg2 6y ago
    If it's a medium or large company, it's very likely that they do. That's just my experience. The company that fired my wife was a small company.
    - mewpmewp2 6y ago
      It's very likely that they scan or not? It's also quite odd if the company is small, like they have dedicated people to scan for information like that?
      - giantg2 6y ago
        Likely that they monitor. I was a little surprised. I think they were so small (<20 people) that they outsource the security and IT work.
        mewpmewp2 6y ago
        So they likely have this external company that monitor actively for job seeking websites? Do you know what was the specific website was she on? Honestly I still don't understand exactly how they came to this conclusion and let her go like that? Was she given a chance to defend herself? Like you could easily say that you were helping your friend to look for a job or clicked on some link sent by someone else? It seems really ridiculous to me to scan for this information and then fire someone based on that. I'm really very liberal about what I do on my work computer, I just couldn't fathom they would fire me over something like that.
        giantg2 6y ago