
How do I stop WiFi owner from viewing my history?
I have a WiFi router in the home, which is connected to a LAN port.
I would like to prevent WiFi owner from viewing my history, and block access to some of my files. The LAN port is attached to a PC with a hard disk. I don't want WiFi owner to see any of the contents of the disk (including my documents and images).
Won't the computer's operating system be able to view the contents of the hard disk if it was connected to the Internet? Yes, because Windows/Mac OS X/Linux will try to mount the hard disk for the files to be available, so they can be read and possibly modified by the operating system. MattdmMar 19 '14 at 20:11. 2
@mattdm Yes, but the OS needs to be running in order for this to happen. If the disk is plugged into an external USB drive, or if you've turned off the computer entirely, it won't try to mount the disk.
LemmieMar 19 '14 at 20:19. @Lemmie: I guess, but still, why not turn off the computer, and then plug in the disk as a regular external disk? (You could put it in a USB enclosure too.) mattdmMar 19 '14 at 20:24. 1
@Lemmie: But then the question is, how do I stop him from opening a file on the disk? Why would he need to see any of the contents of the disk?
5 Answers.
You should consider that the router itself is part of the network. It will always be able to see all data that passes through it. What you might be concerned about is the possibility of a neighbor snooping your traffic and learning the contents of the traffic, or of a malicious user on your network gaining access to your router and capturing your traffic.
This is not impossible, and there are many ways for that to occur. For example, one of the most common ways for an adversary to access your router is to hijack an active session. This can be done in many ways, including the use of a rogue access point, a rogue wireless card, or a rogue software program.
Can your parents check WiFi history?
You can restrict access to the web interface and other services through the following method: If they're running Chrome, the following should work: go to the Settings menu.
Go to Privacy and Security and select WiFi settings. In the WiFi Settings page, uncheck the "Allow Chrome apps to access your data" option. For more info on how to block apps, see. If they're running Firefox, you can install NoScript (which disables the scripts) to control what kind of access Chrome has to your data. This is not an adequate solution for the problem you've described.
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