[AusNOG] Monitoring users usage outside of office network

[Paul Gear]

On 08/22/2012 02:05 PM, Eric Pinkerton wrote:
>
> FWIW I'm in complete agreement with Lincoln and Tim.  Whilst such a 
> solution is technically possible, you do have to ask what problem are 
> they trying to solve, and if there are better ways to accomplish this.
>
> Show me a company that has an Orwellian internet monitoring policy, 
> and I will show you their employees badmouthing them  via Facebook 
> from a smartphone in a toilet cubicle!
>
> Are they prepared to build a faraday cage around their toilets?
>

Not to disagree with the sentiments of Eric, Lincoln, and Tim, but there 
might be non-Orwellian reasons for monitoring Internet usage, e.g. 
optimising particular sites for your staff's use, compliance, data loss 
detection/prevention, etc.

Paul

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