My dad says he can check what websites I have been on by ringing our supplier/firewall monitor.Is it Legal?

oldmarine08

Yes he can do that, he pays the bills or did you forget that part!

Golfishbluez

yup especially if you are not paying for the connection. GL with that and pray they don't find the smut.

Indira

Sorry, no privacy laws will apply. My husband watches the list of all websites we visit and has the right.

If the broadband is paid for by another person, they are technically the person who is the responsible party and therefore they have the right to monitor what you do.

It's the same at work, most companies do monitor what you do on the computer and they legally have the right to do so.

looking for the left eye

I don't know about "ringing the security guys" but he can certainly check the history on you PC. It's perfectly legal and many parents monitor their child's internet access, as they should.

Anne

If it is a connection provided by his employer, they can access all info... including yours.

teresathegreat

If his company pays for your residential service (presumably so your father can work from home), then YES, they have every right to look at the websites visited on that service.

Learn this lesson well, dude - whoever PAYS for something has all the RIGHTS to it; those who only USE something have to respect the owner's rules.

If your dad pays for your residential service, then he still has the right to review the sites visited. You may have some legal rights to your email, for example, or the items downloaded to a computer that you yourself purchased and own, but otherwise, it's his.

At the end of the day, you need to respect the rules or move out and set your own.

roadhazzards

Welcome to the real world. As long as you live under your dad's roof you have no right to privacy. And yes it will be quite easy for them to check which web site you go to and how long you were on it.

Saul Tigh

If you're a minor using the computer on your parents property then yes, he can look at the web sites you've been visiting.

nic nac

No it's not illegal.

a_eaton2

no it is not illegal and if you are a minor it is his right and responsibility to keep you safe and monitoring you Internet activities is par for the course. I wouldn't imagine you would be so upset unless you we doing things you should be on the Internet.

PARKERD

Your dad, his property, your loss.

Ethan S

Show me where, in the constitution there is a right to Privacy...

Bristol_Gal

If its in his name and pays the bills then I suppose he can.

If you have nothing to hide then there shouldnt be a problem??

Since it is his house if there was a way for them to look it would be legal to have them look. I think

Bugs

use BrowzarBlack it cleans history, cookies, etc automatically

rann_georgia

If you're a minor and living under Adolf's roof, yeah, probably he can do what he wants.

But, calling the security guys at the server is likely a bluff. Cox cable for example, does track where people go on the net, they say, to provide better marketing. That means spam.

So, it's possible your service provider could be tracking everything from your IP address.

However, if you one IP address coming into your home and that goes to a router, the IP address stops at the router. That means, that it can't be tracked farther. If your house has four computers on the router, they won't be able to tell which computer viewed what site but they'll probably figure it was you.

If it were me, I'd set up my computer to clear the cookies, browsing history and not keep anything on the hard drive that you woudln't want your grandmother to see, literally.

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