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trumad

(41,692 posts)
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:37 PM Jun 2014

If your IT department let's you surf DU...you have nothing to worry about.

IT departments can block you at work from sites that they think are not security safe or appropriate. It's called URL filtering. I know because I sell a crap load of it.

If your surfing DU it's because they let you. If you come across a thread with a nipple picture they pretty much will not see it unless they pull a report and go through every click you make. I doubt seriously that your busy IT dept will be doing that.

The big worry you should have is if you're surfing while you're supposed to be working. They can certainly monitor that.

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If your IT department let's you surf DU...you have nothing to worry about. (Original Post) trumad Jun 2014 OP
Or you're in a cube, a co-worker, boss, whoever sees and objects. Possible? n/t seaglass Jun 2014 #1
of course trumad Jun 2014 #5
So titties every where in GD now Egnever Jun 2014 #2
Semi-recently, I wanted to show my co-workers a pic of Mussolini's granddaughter... Cooley Hurd Jun 2014 #3
Some of us have people around us that see our screens. dilby Jun 2014 #4
I hear you trumad Jun 2014 #6
You're right about IT... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #7
The problem isn't IT. It's someone seeing and complaining to HR. NYC Liberal Jun 2014 #8
 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
2. So titties every where in GD now
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:41 PM
Jun 2014

Sweet. As long as there is a baby in the pocket somewhere it's all good am I right..?

 

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
3. Semi-recently, I wanted to show my co-workers a pic of Mussolini's granddaughter...
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:42 PM
Jun 2014

...because she's a neo-fascist. The pics that came up were chock-full-o-nipples.

dilby

(2,273 posts)
4. Some of us have people around us that see our screens.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:43 PM
Jun 2014

I once clicked on post that had pictures of "women asked to be raped" signs and it was embarrassing because I have women who work around me and one saw it. I had to explain, that it was a post on a political sight where the person was against the sign but was sharing it.

CherokeeDem

(3,709 posts)
7. You're right about IT...
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:54 PM
Jun 2014

The danger here is if a busy-body, prude, or an employee who's looking for a fight sees this and goes to HR. That's when the problems begin and IT has to go through the reports to find what was offensive. As one of those HR people, believe me... it happens.

It's a simple matter of courtesy to post something that is potentially offensive with NSFW and then if the person still clicks on it, they take their chances.

This entire topic got so out of hand, as everything always does on DU. I swear I just wish people would stop jumping on every single post as if it was earth shattering. Then of course, that's coming from someone who jumped onto these threads. Oh well....

NYC Liberal

(20,132 posts)
8. The problem isn't IT. It's someone seeing and complaining to HR.
Thu Jun 12, 2014, 05:56 PM
Jun 2014

Is it right? In this case, no. But the reality is that's what can very well happen.

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