"Please come, sit down. We have reports that you've been spending hours of your day posting on a website called thedonald.win"
"Yes...yes I have. Look, I-"
"We're prepared to offer you a 15% raise and we want to move you to a permanent role as a TDW poster and commenter. You can work from home if you want. You'll get access to our pre-Obamacare benefits package. We need your expertise in this organisation."
This should be the top comment. Be very careful doing this on work computers. Likely, they will just see the traffic and add to ban list, but worst case they see that YOU are on TD.w and take action against you like termination. They have a legitimate scapegoat reason like time spent not working, browsing other sites.
Never use work devices for personal reasons. It is way too much risk and exposure.
It's not that simple, with asymmetric key encryption like HTTPS (which uses TLS), traffic can only be decrypted by the receiving party who has the "private key".
DNS is the way your browser figures out what server to connect to when you type in "thedonald.win" or "google.com" - basically like if you told someone to visit "McDonalds" they'd have to look up the actual address first
HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol (secure)
HTTPS is one way (and the most common way) for your browser to communicate with a web server. Every web server uses HTTP (the insecure / old variant) or HTTPS.
Normally, DNS is unencrypted when it is sent over the internet, so theoretically the network owner at a company, or your ISP could read that DNS request, block it, and/or see what website you're trying to visit.
DNS over HTTPS is a new standard that encrypts DNS requests so nobody except for the DNS server (basically the address book) can see what website you're trying to visit.
With a combination of DNS over HTTPS and HTTPS to the actual web server itself, there is no way for the network owner or an ISP to determine what website you're visiting, or to try to block access to the websites you're visiting without blocking access to the internet completely.
A thread would probably be helpful, also including tips and recommendations for general online security. I also have a tech background, so I am aware of the amount of data is collected by websites and browsers, and how to mitigate a lot of it. Many people here most likely don't know the sheer amount of data collected and how it is done.
For those interested in securing your browser better, I recommend using Firefox as a base and installing the following extensions:
uBlock Origin - Ad Blocker. Ads are not only annoying, they often include tracking scripts, and even if they don't, the ad agency (often Google) sees your IP address and the website you are on every time a page with an ad is loaded. An added benefit is not giving money to leftist sites. (you can whitelist sites you want to support) uBlock Origin is also capable of blocking all social media buttons, which open up opportunities for the social media companies to track you.
Decentraleyes - Many websites use common resources in order to make their developer's lives easier. Most of the time, these resources are hosted on a content delivery network (CDN) in order to offer fast load times. These CDNs can also log your IP address and referrer page whenever one of these resources are loaded. Decentraleyes stores the resources on your local disk, so the next time a webpage needs the resource, it can pull it from disk instead of loading it from the web.
Facebook Container - if you must use Facebook, use this with it. FB Container "quarantines" Facebook so other sites cannot see you are logged into Facebook.
What about fingerprints by canvas? I was trying to figure out the best defense but didn't trust the Firefox addons. Seems to me the addons that add random noise to the canvas image are they way to go. Which ones are safe?
Please note although they mention Cloudflare a lot in that article, DNS over HTTPS is not a proprietary technology and it's not exclusive to Cloudflare.
I have zero shame about browsing at work (I don't use social media unless it's off network, on my personal phone). I perform so if they want to knock me for taking a fucking mental break, I get up and leave the company and go to another one. Fuck these places. Dave is 65 and it takes him an hour to do something it takes me 5 minutes to do.
Dave is 65 and it takes him an hour to do something it takes me 5 minutes to do.
I've complained about that to my boss but Dave does a good job and does it right. Dave just takes a really long time and I can do 2x-3x more work a day depending on how busy it is. But Dave will always make way more than me because he's been there for decades and maxed out how much he can make which will take me a long time to reach.
I can't completely block sites at work but I do my best to add image hosting sources to the dns blacklist so "certain" sites don't work correctly "I dunno, their site must be having web server issues"
They may if you go there. My employer now blocks DuckDuckGo after i switched all my browsers to it and used it for several months. I requested itbe unblocked and was denied due to "recent cyber incidents".
I worked at an electronics factory in Sacramento in the 90's. The radio played over the whole shop floor, and at noon, Rush Limbaugh, who I'd never heard of, taught me about the Clintons and the whole leftist cabal. I've listened to him ever since.
BASED
WINNING!!!!!!!!!! We need the winning flair back btw mods! Love y’all
Yeah hello based department?
MILLION BILLION?! That’s like, a gillion bazillion!!!
Hey Joe, how diverse would you say the black community is?
ITS MAM!!!!
You have just outed yourself as either Joe Biden himself, or his primary speech writer.
You Biden impersonators need to start incorporating stutters now 😂 otherwise, fantastic job!👌
Company ph is rising. Will it ever stop?
Same here
Autistic IT nerds for Trump!
You are loved Pede. Use your power for good.
I'm right there with you!
A hahahahaha. And they also blocked reddit too.
And just like that, nothing of value was lost.
So the company doesn't want you to visit websites owned by china. Nice.
What kind of company would do that?
I'd consider it a good thing to have facebook, youtube, twitter, etc blocked lol
Based network/infrastructure guys 😂 ladypede here and love the ones I work with. They’re hilarious and dicks at the same time.
Skype one of them and say my shit isn’t working help desk isn’t responding can you help?
Them: Absolutely. Contact [email protected]****.com
Me: Thanks asshole
Isn’t it normal for companies to ban social media platforms on work computers?
Some leave them open for “research”
CCP
This^
100% work on my work PC and devices.
"Please come, sit down. We have reports that you've been spending hours of your day posting on a website called thedonald.win"
"Yes...yes I have. Look, I-"
"We're prepared to offer you a 15% raise and we want to move you to a permanent role as a TDW poster and commenter. You can work from home if you want. You'll get access to our pre-Obamacare benefits package. We need your expertise in this organisation."
Exactly. That’s why God invented smart phones. Don’t surf on the work stuff.
This should be the top comment. Be very careful doing this on work computers. Likely, they will just see the traffic and add to ban list, but worst case they see that YOU are on TD.w and take action against you like termination. They have a legitimate scapegoat reason like time spent not working, browsing other sites.
Never use work devices for personal reasons. It is way too much risk and exposure.
Kek #metoo
That's awesome for you just don't neglect your job. 10% unemployment right now, be grateful for your work
BASED BOSS!!
I work for a future 10 company, same here
Amazing!!
Nice but you should be using a VPN at all times
Good advise.
No need really with DoHTTPS enabled on your browser and HTTPS there's no point to a VPN.
It's not that simple, with asymmetric key encryption like HTTPS (which uses TLS), traffic can only be decrypted by the receiving party who has the "private key".
That would be a massive security risk, most of the time devices are not configured to read PAC files automatically, if that's what you're talking about. Even if it were, in most browsers and OSes, it's a simple change from "automatic" to "off", for example in Firefox: https://support.securly.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041171654-How-to-disable-proxy-settings-in-Mozilla-Firefox-
What’s DoHTTPS and HTTPS?
DoHTTPS: DNS over HTTPS.
DNS is the way your browser figures out what server to connect to when you type in "thedonald.win" or "google.com" - basically like if you told someone to visit "McDonalds" they'd have to look up the actual address first
HTTPS - Hypertext Transfer Protocol (secure)
HTTPS is one way (and the most common way) for your browser to communicate with a web server. Every web server uses HTTP (the insecure / old variant) or HTTPS.
Normally, DNS is unencrypted when it is sent over the internet, so theoretically the network owner at a company, or your ISP could read that DNS request, block it, and/or see what website you're trying to visit.
DNS over HTTPS is a new standard that encrypts DNS requests so nobody except for the DNS server (basically the address book) can see what website you're trying to visit.
With a combination of DNS over HTTPS and HTTPS to the actual web server itself, there is no way for the network owner or an ISP to determine what website you're visiting, or to try to block access to the websites you're visiting without blocking access to the internet completely.
We need more of this stuff here.
In what form? Should I make a thread maybe?
A thread would probably be helpful, also including tips and recommendations for general online security. I also have a tech background, so I am aware of the amount of data is collected by websites and browsers, and how to mitigate a lot of it. Many people here most likely don't know the sheer amount of data collected and how it is done.
For those interested in securing your browser better, I recommend using Firefox as a base and installing the following extensions:
uBlock Origin - Ad Blocker. Ads are not only annoying, they often include tracking scripts, and even if they don't, the ad agency (often Google) sees your IP address and the website you are on every time a page with an ad is loaded. An added benefit is not giving money to leftist sites. (you can whitelist sites you want to support) uBlock Origin is also capable of blocking all social media buttons, which open up opportunities for the social media companies to track you.
Decentraleyes - Many websites use common resources in order to make their developer's lives easier. Most of the time, these resources are hosted on a content delivery network (CDN) in order to offer fast load times. These CDNs can also log your IP address and referrer page whenever one of these resources are loaded. Decentraleyes stores the resources on your local disk, so the next time a webpage needs the resource, it can pull it from disk instead of loading it from the web.
Facebook Container - if you must use Facebook, use this with it. FB Container "quarantines" Facebook so other sites cannot see you are logged into Facebook.
Privacy Badger - smart tracker blocker
Great list, only thing I'd add is HTTPS Everywhere.
What about fingerprints by canvas? I was trying to figure out the best defense but didn't trust the Firefox addons. Seems to me the addons that add random noise to the canvas image are they way to go. Which ones are safe?
Here's some more info if you're interested: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/05/a-cartoon-intro-to-dns-over-https/
This may explain it better than I did.
Please note although they mention Cloudflare a lot in that article, DNS over HTTPS is not a proprietary technology and it's not exclusive to Cloudflare.
Bookmarked.
Why would you leave a history of visiting ANY non-work related sites? Especially political ones.
Because this is America and not China.
I have zero shame about browsing at work (I don't use social media unless it's off network, on my personal phone). I perform so if they want to knock me for taking a fucking mental break, I get up and leave the company and go to another one. Fuck these places. Dave is 65 and it takes him an hour to do something it takes me 5 minutes to do.
I've complained about that to my boss but Dave does a good job and does it right. Dave just takes a really long time and I can do 2x-3x more work a day depending on how busy it is. But Dave will always make way more than me because he's been there for decades and maxed out how much he can make which will take me a long time to reach.
I can't completely block sites at work but I do my best to add image hosting sources to the dns blacklist so "certain" sites don't work correctly "I dunno, their site must be having web server issues"
Use your phone, no need to use company equipment.
We have special pint that blocks cell network from coming in: you effectively go dark and at the mercy of IT once inside hehe
Shadilay
Look at me. I'm the captain now!!!
You would be shocked to know where I am and can access thedonald.win.
I’m going to guess Steve Huffmans bedroom. How long have you working as a bull for his wife?
Good guess... But I'm not into guys.
(See what I did there?)
Big perk of being off Reddit. Make it through more work filters.
Got some GOYA on the shelf there?
If anyone in IT needs help getting that done ping me. If you don’t know how I will help.
Same here
Same
Awesome!
Can I work for your company? Mine fired me because...well...you know why.
they hiring?
Always, oil and gas always need new hands.
Forward thinking.
Oh my GOD! genius!!! Pure and simple.
Now be a good pede, and make that presidential Pepe your wallpaper.
It’s like Free Real Estate.
This should be policy at all companies, IMO, to block social media sites. Employees shouldn’t be posting what they did over the weekend at work.
I was lucky my last job before I went off on my own was a small conservative business where everyone was strapped... :P
Sadly I don't know if that place is going to survive COVID though :/
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Based network admin.
Same!
Winning bigly
They may if you go there. My employer now blocks DuckDuckGo after i switched all my browsers to it and used it for several months. I requested itbe unblocked and was denied due to "recent cyber incidents".
I white listed td on our DNS, don't tell the boss lol
Mine blocks The donald, youtube and random other sites.
Time to look for a new job
27+ years, I can look at thedonald when I get home.
Sad part is you’d expect us to be banned but they’re the raycis onez
They didn’t ban the chicoms who shall not be named?
Should be productive brah
Same here!!
I worked at an electronics factory in Sacramento in the 90's. The radio played over the whole shop floor, and at noon, Rush Limbaugh, who I'd never heard of, taught me about the Clintons and the whole leftist cabal. I've listened to him ever since.