The same isn’t true for corporate networks. Your

employer might monitor for activity that goes

against company policy, such as downloading

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porn. Employers may also need to keep records of

activity, something VPN companies shouldn’t do.

It’s always easy to pick on porn as a thing that you

shouldn’t be looking at in public, but I would also

invite you to consider what other things you

might not want to do on a corporate connection.

Unencrypted messages you send could be seen by

your employer, along with personal information

you might transmit unencrypted—medical

records, credit card numbers, and so on.

Personally, I try to avoid doing any kind of

personal work on corporate networks. It’s not

necessarily because I don’t trust my employer,

either. I would just rather that information not

even be accessible to anyone other than who I

intend it for. It’s unlikely that our corporate IT

team is going to go digging around for juicy

gossip or SSNs, but I would still rather that

information simply not be there to be found.

THE APPEARANCE OF

PROFESSIONALISM

It’s easy to remember that you’re at work when

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probably in a work mindset. You behave, dress,

and browse the web in a work-appropriate way.

You probably wouldn’t look at porn, because

that’s a creepy thing to do in the workplace.

When you’re working from home, none of that is

necessarily true. You might leave your pants in

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you to consider

what other

things you

might not

want to do on a

corporate

connection.