I'd just be sensible about it

laptops are possibly more readily identifiable than a smartphone that could be ten-a-penny.

But broadly employers have better things to do than monitor their employees' activities unless they have other reasons for doing so. So if you're not pulling your weight in terms of work output but your boss sees you tapping away on your laptop all the time, it might create a disconnect between perceived activity and actual output that might get looked into. And then you might find that someone does start looking to see what you're up to, taking the time to trace your device's activities etc.

But what you do on your own time, that doesn't affect work or colleagues, meh. Unless it's really dodgy s**t (and I'd probably stay away from porn generally...) I'd be surprised if your employer cared that much.

Posted By: CWC on January 14th 2016 at 11:21:42

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Question: if you use work wifi can employers monitor what sites are being used? (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 14, 09:55:32
- Yup, and court case this week means they can monitor all your messaging also (n/m) (General Chat) - Jester, Jan 14, 10:36:38
- If they choose monitor the wifi then they can at least see what domains you've accessed (General Chat) - Ben, Jan 14, 10:32:53
- I like where you are going with this query (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jan 14, 10:16:24
- on your own personal smart phone? (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 14, 09:59:07
  - on your laptop? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 14, 10:31:24
    - personal or work one? (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 14, 10:40:09
      - interesting, thanks (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 14, 11:07:24
        
        I'd just be sensible about it (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 14, 11:21:42
  - ps (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 14, 10:01:46
    - VMT, they can but probably won't. (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 14, 10:05:42
- Totally yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Jan 14, 09:57:52
- Are you required to log in when you use it? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jan 14, 09:57:41
  - required to use wifi password yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Jan 14, 10:33:42
- Yes 100% they can (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 14, 09:57:18

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