Work internet restrictions getting tighter

"SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie" (sidewaysondirt) 01/16/2015 at 08:56 • Filed to: work

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Articles shared to the FP now blocked. Also, my back-doors into facebook and twitter are now closed. Dammit...

Jonathan Harper > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 09:01

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Damn. That sucks. Maybe you need a vpn?

Nothing at my workplace is blocked, but then again it's my job to be on social media so, ya.

404usernotfound > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 09:03

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Its worse for me, they make me use IE9. This site basicly doesn't work on IE9. Its like, Yeah, you can have it, but it wont load half the time, and everything allways broken.

deekster_caddy > 404usernotfound 01/16/2015 at 09:04

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Hah. We can't upgrade our users past IE9 because half our internal sites won't work in "compatibility mode". But I give them FF and Chrome to play with.

404usernotfound > Jonathan Harper 01/16/2015 at 09:04

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Well this is the government, so I cant even do something like that. I used to be able to install Chrome, but now, I ust can't install anything.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 404usernotfound 01/16/2015 at 09:05

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IE9! Wow, you guys are living it up! We didn't even get off of IE6 until Microsoft killed it last(?) year. Now in IE7.

deekster_caddy > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 09:06

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We block FB at work, but that's it. Our firewall has some "built in" site filtering that blocks out pron and weird stuff like guns and ammo sites, and alcohol and gambling related sites (which also blocks state lottery sites...??). Gawker hasn't made their lists yet, but the obscene headlines that get jammed into the autofeed might get them there someday soon.

yamahog > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 09:07

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LOL, was just about to ask if government and I saw your other comment. Personal phones not allowed, too?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > deekster_caddy 01/16/2015 at 09:08

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FB was always blocked, but if you went in via a google, it used to work. Kotaku is blocked because games. It was always pretty restrictive, it just wasn't very smart, but it looks like we switched companies now.

404usernotfound > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 09:09

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Wow, what kind of company would do that to their employes?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 404usernotfound 01/16/2015 at 09:09

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Healthcare IT. It's run by post-menopausal nurses who don't know how to use a computer.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > yamahog 01/16/2015 at 09:12

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Not quite. Technically we're kind of a government entity, but we operate independently and are entirely self-funded. It's kind of weird. Personal phones are also banned, but that's not enforced at all.

deekster_caddy > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 09:13

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You might be able to get there if you force an "https://" in front of facebook. That fooled our filter for a while, since it couldn't see what the content was to block...

d1ck > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 09:18

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I wonder if something like tor would work?

Shankems > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 09:49

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Leave home computer on, remote desktop into home. Use home computer to browse web. It's not sophisticated, but it'll get basic web browsing done NP.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > 404usernotfound 01/16/2015 at 09:51

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Can you use a portabe version of Opera? If you turn on Opera Turbo it gets around some things.

404usernotfound > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 01/16/2015 at 10:11

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Thanks! I never thought about that, but it works, for now.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > 404usernotfound 01/16/2015 at 10:18

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NP.

Tohru > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 10:29

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You poor bastard.

Tohru > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 10:31

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At my old job, the Internet filtering was weird.

On the work computers, pretty much nothing was blocked but everything was logged by IT.

On the wi-fi in the breakroom, there was filters on so much stuff.

If you used the work-provided computers in the break room, no filters again.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Tohru 01/16/2015 at 10:45

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Weird. We used to have more filters on wifi than on our wired connection, but it looks like they're all lined up now.

NJAnon > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 01/16/2015 at 21:50

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They are trying to tell you something SidewaysOnDirt : Get to work! :P

Seriously though, some bad apples long ago probably prompted the increase of security. You can't blame the company. Also if you work in any of these places (hospital, government, insurance) "most likely" lots of things are blocked. But thats to be expected so people don't try to get records and information.