VPNs and remote-desktop software have the same web-browsing monitoring as at a physical office
Although such software may feel intrusive, it is legal, and in some cases, your employer doesn’t need to tell you it’s running on an employer-issued computer. The EFF has a chart detailing which software has which features, if you’re interested. If this type of software is installed on your computer, avoid using that computer for anything personal, no matter how mundane that thing may seem. If an employer asks to install monitoring software on your personal device, ask for a work-provided device, if you can.
If you access your work computer through remote-desktop software such as Citrix, Splashtop, or TeamViewer, everything you do within the window of that application happens on the computer in your office. (περισσότερα…)