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NSFW at Work

It happens more than you think, and the IT department doesn’t care unless you give them a reason to. The rule of thumb here is, do they need an excuse to look in to your internet and office PC usage?

They only care if it is illegal or causing issues on the network like bandwidth hogging. Most companies will have a firewall and block anything malicious or sites employees should not be visiting.

Personal Device

If you are using your own device, like a mobile phone or laptop, that does not have any work software on it, then the most your company can see is the website you are accessing (for example, www.google.com).

Work Device

If you are using a work device, such as a work mobile phone or work/school laptop, then expect them to be able to see everything, including any encrypted (HTTPS) websites. Your device will probably be controlled by software that gives them full access to everything you are doing on it.