Can my employer see what websites I visit on VPN?

Can my administrator see my history if I use VPN?

If you are using a VPN (virtual private network) service that's on the same LAN as your computer, it may be possible to see some of your activity when browsing the Internet. The VPN service logs all of the activity of the user who is connected to it and passes that data on to the VPN company that hosts it. It's like a server-side web proxy. I think that there is a limit to how much information can be logged though.

What you should do is only use the VPN when you need it. If you are at work, then it would be a security risk if your employer could see your browsing history while connected to a VPN. If you are visiting a friend, then it's probably not too much of an issue.

I'm assuming you're talking about a VPN that you connect to on your laptop and use while at work/school, or somewhere else where the VPN connection may be shared? - CiprianJul 4 '13 at 21:16. @Ciprian Yes, I have only ever used the VPN at work and I assume this was what you were referring to. In fact, I have no idea why someone would bother to ask this question.
PeterJul 4 '13 at 22:33. 2

@Peter There may be someone on here that uses a VPN at work or school. This is usually when they want to access the web on a secure connection but doesn't want the rest of the network to know.
David SchwartzJul 5 '13 at 10:32. 1

@DavidSchwartz They are also very good for doing something that seems very suspicious to me and not wanting to get caught. Like browsing porn in the office.
PeterJul 5 '13 at 11:20. 1

@DavidSchwartz You need to be careful with those. Anybody connected to the same network as you is able to sniff your packets. If the connection you are connecting to uses SSL it's safer to use a VPN to hide your traffic. See What is a VPN good for? How does it work?
MartinBJul 5 '13 at 14:53. 4 Answers.
Yes, this is common for VPN providers to log and store their customers' traffic, including information about connections made to other servers and the type of data being transmitted.

Can my employer see what websites I visit on VPN?

I've been using VPN services for quite a while now.

My ISP used to monitor my browsing history and tell me what I was doing online. I started using VPN in August and it's been very helpful. I don't want my employer to know what websites I visit. If I were working in a law firm, would I be breaking any laws if I worked on VPN?

It's a tough question as there are no concrete laws on this issue. So you might have to take the first step and check with your ISP to see if they have a policy on logging your browsing history. If you have a problem with that, then don't use a VPN.

In some cases it's possible that you could be in violation of your ISP's policies and that's something you should contact them about. But even then I think most ISP's aren't big on tracking people for whatever reasons.

On the other hand, since you're not actually doing anything illegal (as far as I'm aware) it's up to you how you want to handle this situation. You may want to ask your company if they have any concerns about VPN usage and whether they would take action against an employee for using it. And if they do take action, what do you think the next step would be? Do you think they'd see that as a breach of contract or what?

I wouldn't be surprised if you broke the law if you are working for an Attorney, but probably not in a legal sense. I just recently quit my job in an attorney's office where my position was to monitor and report internet activity for their clients. While I didn't have any direct contact with my clients, I was concerned that the activity may have raised questions for the Attorney and his team. I had no way to prove that I didn't talk to my clients or that the websites I visited were not directly related to what I was doing for my employer.

I used a vpn service while working, and if you're worried about your employer seeing what websites you visit, then you're being paranoid. They will certainly not be able to figure out anything.

You shouldn't worry about it unless you're in an industry that has a lot of security checks or where you are providing confidential data. In those cases, you're definitely opening yourself up to a security risk if you don't have a vpn.

I work for an education nonprofit.

Can my employer see my browsing history on my personal phone?

I use a personal mobile phone, which is also my personal email and text messaging device, for browsing the web.

It's not an Android phone, but the only one that is available to me. I'm not sure if I should be concerned about my employer seeing my browsing history. It's a paid contract so they are probably not able to see it.

I'm not really worried about it, but I am curious. If it's not on their network, does that make it more private? Employers have to have the right to see the data you send and receive on your work phone as it is part of your job responsibilities. If you want to be more secure then remove the SIM card from the phone and replace it with a different one that doesn't contain any work related data. But you need to be careful if the other person is outside the company. If they have access to the SIM cards then they could see the data.

I think your employer can see the IP address of the device at the time of use. They may be able to get the phone number that was used but if it's a mobile phone that has no network identifiers then that's not something they could do.

I think that's pretty much what I was told by the company. The boss mentioned that the company owns the IP address. I didn't say it's my employer, but it seems to be their property.

In my opinion, if you're working for a company, then it's their property. If you're not, then it's your property. I don't think it's fair that they can see everything you do just because they own the device. I don't think it's fair that they can spy on me even if I'm not there.

However, if they own the phone, then I don't think it's something I can do anything about. I will have to leave the phone with them.

There's nothing illegal about looking at browsing history, so I don't think there's any reason to worry. I work in IT and we are allowed to look at any data that we see fit.

Can a VPN see what websites I visit?

How can I access a specific website in an isolated network?

Can someone spy on my activities if I am connected to the Internet through a VPN? Here we will discuss what VPN services and solutions can do for your privacy and what they cannot.

This is for the beginner. What is a VPN connection? A VPN connection (virtual private network) allows a private network connection through the Internet. The information of your device is encrypted, so your data can travel through the Internet safely. This is why people need to use a VPN connection. There are several reasons why people connect to VPNs: They want to access or hide their browsing and internet data. They want to hide their IP address to access websites and apps that have restricted locations. They want to protect the privacy of their personal data.

Why do we need a VPN connection? There are many reasons why you need a VPN connection. You need it when you want to browse the web, go online shopping, or watch streaming content, but your home Wi-Fi network is too slow to keep up. Your home Wi-Fi network is protected by a password, but sometimes you need to access sensitive files. There are also a lot of reasons why you may want to use a VPN for commercial purposes, such as hiding your location, surfing the web from schools, or even downloading torrent files.

Here are a few other reasons why you should use a VPN: You're using a free or shared internet connection on a public Wi-Fi network. Your government wants to censor or monitor the information that you're getting. Your connection might not be protected. You're trying to access the content of anonymous or unblockable website. You're trying to download files from an uncertified website or server. VPN connections. There are many ways that you can access a VPN connection. A VPN connection can be accessed over the internet, which will make it easier for other people to see what websites and services you are accessing.

The two main categories of VPNs are those that you can connect to using your router or DSL connection (called an in-home VPN) and those that you can connect to using dedicated hardware (such as a router or VPN router). How does a VPN connection work?