WiFi Porno

[njlefty]

Hey guys, I'm renting a place for a while and had a question.

I use the WiFi in the house to link my smartphone to my porn accounts with Brazzers, RealityKings, and BangBros.

Does the WIFi create any kind of log that my landlord could see?

Just felt kind of weird if the landlord could see the places I am logging into.

Thanks for any information or advice. Lefty.

 

[charliebrown]

Hey guys, I'm renting a place for a while and had a question.

I use the WiFi in the house to link my smartphone to my porn accounts with Brazzers, RealityKings, and BangBros.

Does the WIFi create any kind of log that my landlord could see?

Just felt kind of weird if the landlord could see the places I am logging into.

Thanks for any information or advice. Lefty.

Why are you worried?

 

[njlefty]

Why are you worried?

That's a good question. Not sure why. Just thought I'd prefer more privacy about the sites like Brazzers.

I added to my Norton suite on my phone a VPN type thing. I guess it helps. 40 bucks a year and it says it basically shields addresses.

 

[Jaymus]

Lol, I’m going to respond that I agree with BOTH njlefty and Charliebrown on this! In general, it’s preferable to use your cellular hotspot when in an airbnb or hotel. because the answer to the original question is clearly YES, it’s possible and in general surveillance web activity is relatively easy. That said.... does your hotspot work awesome all the time? Maybe the hotel’s wifi is a lot faster, and maybe you’ve decided almost all guys do this anyway, which everybody knows, and it doesn’t matter so much after all....

Re: VPN’s, here’s my question: so if you use a VPN then your ISP doesn’t know what you’re doing, and the website doesn’t know where you came from. But doesn’t your VPN service have a dossier on you now? And wouldn’t that VPN’s dossier became a target in and of itself? Or am I missing something about how VPN services work?

 

[njlefty]

Lol, I’m going to respond that I agree with BOTH njlefty and Charliebrown on this! In general, it’s preferable to use your cellular hotspot when in an airbnb or hotel. because the answer to the original question is clearly YES, it’s possible and in general surveillance web activity is relatively easy. That said.... does your hotspot work awesome all the time? Maybe the hotel’s wifi is a lot faster, and maybe you’ve decided almost all guys do this anyway, which everybody knows, and it doesn’t matter so much after all....

Re: VPN’s, here’s my question: so if you use a VPN then your ISP doesn’t know what you’re doing, and the website doesn’t know where you came from. But doesn’t your VPN service have a dossier on you now? And wouldn’t that VPN’s dossier became a target in and of itself? Or am I missing something about how VPN services work?

I wanted to go with hotspot. But such crappy cellular service where I am that the WiFI is the only practical option for me.

 

[Bit]

Lol, I’m going to respond that I agree with BOTH njlefty and Charliebrown on this! In general, it’s preferable to use your cellular hotspot when in an airbnb or hotel. because the answer to the original question is clearly YES, it’s possible and in general surveillance web activity is relatively easy. That said.... does your hotspot work awesome all the time? Maybe the hotel’s wifi is a lot faster, and maybe you’ve decided almost all guys do this anyway, which everybody knows, and it doesn’t matter so much after all....

Re: VPN’s, here’s my question: so if you use a VPN then your ISP doesn’t know what you’re doing, and the website doesn’t know where you came from. But doesn’t your VPN service have a dossier on you now? And wouldn’t that VPN’s dossier became a target in and of itself? Or am I missing something about how VPN services work?

A personal VPN (not your job's VPN) is your easiest and safest bet.

If you didn't physically build the network (like AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon, etc.) then you have to accept that there is complete traceability of your network connections. It is more a question of who maintains which logs.

When you connect to a VPN, the VPN provider is the only one with the record of your final connection (the website you access in your browser or through another program like YouTube, etc). They also Purge logs at a set interval determined by them.

VPN providers have the most to lose if they leaked information so they have good security overall. They will require a court order to retain and publish the logs of your connection to a governmental authority. You have to break the law for the court order to be granted. Watching adult porn is not against the law, so you will be fine.

 

[Srhsrh]

To answer your first question, it’s trivial for them to monitor your activity. It’s also not really safe to use your cellular, if you are somewhat paranoid. remember also that it’s easy for servers On the internet to see where you’ve been also if you have security settings wrong and don’t clean your pc.

Personally I use personal vpn almost all the time. There’s plenty of decent products out there. Of particular value to me are ones with no USA entanglements, as our government is really aggressive at forcing companies to cough up records.

 

[charliebrown]

Lol, I’m going to respond that I agree with BOTH njlefty and Charliebrown on this! In general, it’s preferable to use your cellular hotspot when in an airbnb or hotel. because the answer to the original question is clearly YES, it’s possible and in general surveillance web activity is relatively easy. That said.... does your hotspot work awesome all the time? Maybe the hotel’s wifi is a lot faster, and maybe you’ve decided almost all guys do this anyway, which everybody knows, and it doesn’t matter so much after all....

Re: VPN’s, here’s my question: so if you use a VPN then your ISP doesn’t know what you’re doing, and the website doesn’t know where you came from. But doesn’t your VPN service have a dossier on you now? And wouldn’t that VPN’s dossier became a target in and of itself? Or am I missing something about how VPN services work?

Unless you are in the GOP and running for president, a Dossier is meaningless. If you want added insurance, you could ask the VPN to assure your privacy. THat way, if at a future date, your information becomes available and it originate from them, you would have a legal challenge. If they are based in another country, you will be screwed (porn Pun intended).

Here is the deal. Every single normal male on the face of the earth has watched porn. What could get embarrassing for any typical male would be the amount of porn you view. If you are doing anything for to long a period of time, one can say you have a problem. My guess would be you either can't get it up or you take and exorbitant amount of time getting off while masturbating.

 

[Ampme]

Hey guys, I'm renting a place for a while and had a question.

I use the WiFi in the house to link my smartphone to my porn accounts with Brazzers, RealityKings, and BangBros.

Does the WIFi create any kind of log that my landlord could see?

Just felt kind of weird if the landlord could see the places I am logging into.

Thanks for any information or advice. Lefty.

I read so many post of paranoid people on this site.

 

[njlefty]

I read so many post of paranoid people on this site.

Two near arrests by LE while hobbying made me what I am today.

 

[easy2please]

My old man confiscated a couple of Hustler mags I had hidden between the mattress and box spring back in the day....so I know where Lefty is coming from

 

[Chiparlor]

I will respond in a short paragraph! I was involved on the Internet thing (details refrained) for some businesses. EVERYTHING (any apps, Yes any apps) connected to and/or through Internet IS not safe with or without VPN! I understand where NJ is coming from. Again, details refrained for time being.

 

[Jaymus]

Thanks for the input about VPN’s, guys. I am definitely not a current or future presidential candidate lol, but I think that the reason we don’t want our web activity in general (not only porno) exposed has to do with embarrassment, etc. My remaining concern is that suing a VPN after it lets you get exposed (and is probably broke at that point anyway) doesn’t help much. To put it another way, the average VPN’s usage logs probably have a greater density of blackmail-worthy material for its users who went out of their way to use a VPN, than just whatever comcast is recording about all its totally random users on a particular server or in a particular area. If that makes sense. Which makes VPNs look to me like a more likely target than a regular ISP. Keep in mind guys I’m still learning about this so correct me if I’m missing something.

 

[Koujiao]

your landlord might get some good tips from your tracks on sites he or she can puruse when not installing hidden microphones and literally impossible to spot, speck sized cameras to stream live and sell to the world your every move.

So why worry, you're good.

 

[Srhsrh]

Thanks for the input about VPN’s, guys. I am definitely not a current or future presidential candidate lol, but I think that the reason we don’t want our web activity in general (not only porno) exposed has to do with embarrassment, etc. My remaining concern is that suing a VPN after it lets you get exposed (and is probably broke at that point anyway) doesn’t help much. To put it another way, the average VPN’s usage logs probably have a greater density of blackmail-worthy material for its users who went out of their way to use a VPN, than just whatever comcast is recording about all its totally random users on a particular server or in a particular area. If that makes sense. Which makes VPNs look to me like a more likely target than a regular ISP. Keep in mind guys I’m still learning about this so correct me if I’m missing something.

well the point with the best vpns, is that there are no logs. There’s nothing for LE to collect.
But If the government is going specifically after you they will get you. Even if they have to frame you.
if they’re just trying to catch random people, you just have to be smarter than most others.

 

[Bit]

To put it another way, the average VPN’s usage logs probably have a greater density of blackmail-worthy material for its users who went out of their way to use a VPN, than just whatever comcast is recording about all its totally random users on a particular server or in a particular area.

VPNs are common for business. You are not attracting additional attention by using one.

Keep in mind that there is "safety in the herd". If you go out if your way to find an obscure VPN and you connect to a server in a country without a friendly relationship with the US, that will attract more attention than just connecting to a more well established VPN service.

Find a service that doesn't retain logs of user activity, connect, and live your life. You will have to read and understand their privacy policy and pay for their service.

If you are truly paranoid, keep the VPN on at all times and only access the sites you are concerned about through the VPN. Use a browser that doesn't retain your browsing history. Also, ceate different IDs and passwords for every site that you only memorize and never write down. Personal habits are the weak spot, not the VPN.

Don't screw all if this up by forgetting to connect your phone to the VPN service and accessing sites on the cellular network instead. Turn off all speed boosting features like the one that uses WiFi plus the cell network at the same time. You might as well.watch a video on how to strip all 3rd party tracking from your phone. Rinse and repeat whenever you upgrade your phone to the next shiny model.

 

[Srhsrh]

VPNs are common for business. You are not attracting additional attention by using one.

Keep in mind that there is "safety in the herd". If you go out if your way to find an obscure VPN and you connect to a server in a country without a friendly relationship with the US, that will attract more attention than just connecting to a more well established VPN service.

Find a service that doesn't retain logs of user activity, connect, and live your life. You will have to read and understand their privacy policy and pay for their service.

If you are truly paranoid, keep the VPN on at all times and only access the sites you are concerned about through the VPN. Use a browser that doesn't retain your browsing history. Also, ceate different IDs and passwords for every site that you only memorize and never write down. Personal habits are the weak spot, not the VPN.

Don't screw all if this up by forgetting to connect your phone to the VPN service and accessing sites on the cellular network instead. Turn off all speed boosting features like the one that uses WiFi plus the cell network at the same time. You might as well.watch a video on how to strip all 3rd party tracking from your phone. Rinse and repeat whenever you upgrade your phone to the next shiny model.

Agree with most, disagree about only getting VPN from places with relationship with us government. The us government and China are neck and neck for who invades privacy more. I'm not going to keep going around on this. My opinion isn't going to change until the laws change.

 

[krideynyc]

Keep in mind that there is "safety in the herd". If you go out if your way to find an obscure VPN and you connect to a server in a country without a friendly relationship with the US, that will attract more attention than just connecting to a more well established VPN service.

Find a service that doesn't retain logs of user activity, connect, and live your life. You will have to read and understand their privacy policy and pay for their service.

I'm with Srhsrh. You're better off with a country that isn't friendly with the US Gov't. Simply because they don't have to respond to any US Court Orders. Doesn't matter if you draw attention if the US Gov't can't get access to the logs. Whereas a US friendly country could persuade the VPN to cooperate. Even if they scrub the logs, they can institute traces for any future transactions.

 

[Bit]

I'm with Srhsrh. You're better off with a country that isn't friendly with the US Gov't. Simply because they don't have to respond to any US Court Orders. Doesn't matter if you draw attention if the US Gov't can't get access to the logs. Whereas a US friendly country could persuade the VPN to cooperate. Even if they scrub the logs, they can institute traces for any future transactions.

@krideynyc - It is extremely rare when I diverge from @Srhsrh on technical matters and his viewpoint has merits. I gave my response to the OP based on his concern for monitoring and some subtleties that I know @Srhsrh is familiar with based in this topic coming up on another board in the past.

When a legal entity or country is on any kind of US sanctions list, it is illegal to do business with them. I do not want the OP to break a law and create a real problem for himself when he formerly had none.

When a country is not friendly with the US, all monies and communications with that country is monitored by the government. I don't want the OP to have his activities monitored when he processes a payment with a VPN provider in a non-favored country and then continually establishes connections to their technology.

In case anyone is not aware, all communications that leave this country are monitored for friendly and unfriendly countries. In my mind creating an international connection is like changing the spotlight shined by Uncle Leo to a scanning laser used by three-letter agencies.

I generally recommend a simple connection to a local VPN gateway that gets burried in the other 3GB of Internet traffic that occurs every minute of every day. This is what I meant by safety in the herd. That's safer and faster than a server half way around the world in a bad place.

Also, not every VPN gateway that is used in other countries is controlled by the VPN provider you contract with. It is not one monolithic company with hundreds of access points. You are usually accessing other countries gateways through hosting agreements between companies. You have better assurances with a VPN than without one, but it is a literal web of technology that you are using.

I would feel better for the OP to just pick a simple service for under $100/yr that he uses all the time instead of researching this topic with Google as his only guide.

This is the longer version of my thoughts.

@Srhsrh - Feel free to share yours, even if it counters mine so the OP has a balanced perspective. I know the approach you use to security is rational and fact-based.

 

[TGBeldin]

I'm with Srhsrh. You're better off with a country that isn't friendly with the US Gov't. Simply because they don't have to respond to any US Court Orders. Doesn't matter if you draw attention if the US Gov't can't get access to the logs. Whereas a US friendly country could persuade the VPN to cooperate. Even if they scrub the logs, they can institute traces for any future transactions.

Be careful. Do not go too far in the direction of "countries that aren't friendly to the US".

If you use neutral countries, probably best. Use "unfriendly" countries and you may find yourself on much worse lists, and court orders will mean little.

Don't be stupid when you choose.