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tvout
21-04-2008, 20:46
I wonder this, being an IT admin with the ability to see logs of websites visited by users etc...
Do you think ISPs could see a list of URLs visited or types of activity by ports etc or even search terms?
Do you think the Network technicians can see this kind of stuff (unofficially in accordance with privacy etc.).
Cobbydaler
21-04-2008, 20:48
I wonder this, being an IT admin with the ability to see logs of websites visited by users etc...
Do you think ISPs could see a list of URLs visited or types of activity by ports etc or even search terms?
Do you think the Network technicians can see this kind of stuff (unofficially in accordance with privacy etc.).

I think you need to be directed to this (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33628733-virgin-media-phorm-webwise-adverts-updated.html) thread... :D
tvout
21-04-2008, 20:59
I think you need to be directed to this (http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/12/33628733-virgin-media-phorm-webwise-adverts-updated.html) thread... :D
Quite a bit of reading that - 290 pages???!! :shocked:
Cobbydaler
21-04-2008, 21:01
Quite a bit of reading that - 290 pages???!! :shocked:


And some very worrying stuff... :erm:
alferret
21-04-2008, 21:08
Quite a bit of reading that - 290 pages???!! :shocked:

If you change your post's per page to 100 then its only 43 :D


But yes it may be a hell of a long thread but as Cobby has already mentioned some very worrying stuff indeed.
indie1982
21-04-2008, 21:09
To give a proper answer, even ignoring the phorm debate, yes in theory an ISP could see anything you do that isn't encrypted (well enough). DNS lookups, GET requests, POP3 connections etc all flow through routers and other hardware that they own.

So if someone who had access to the hardware really wanted to see what you were doing they could.