I share screen without private browsing and I'm not living dangerously. That's because I don't browse weird stuff on that device.
I have another device for that.
the "private device"
Or people can also install other browsers for other purposes...
Or even easiest of all, just use another browser profile for work. Hell, the boss told me to set that up day one.
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Because I’m doing personal shit on a work device!
Because I don't want my work to be able to literally watch and record every keystroke and mouse-click I make. Much less listen or watch me at home by activating the mic or camera. There's no way I'm using that compromised device at home regularly.
I have a work laptop I only rarely use for just one very specific thing that I can only do on that laptop. I also have my personal laptop where I do everything including my work and if I want to sidebrowse stuff then I open up a different browser—all of which are privacy-hardened.
I just recently got a new laptop so now I have one that is even more locked down, secure, Linux-based, and I only use it for personal stuff.
Depending on where you work, your employer may be able to take that personal device you're using for work in the event of a lawsuit against the company (where they need to retain anything that may be relevant to discovery), or in the event of a security incident (where they may need it for forensics).
I work in information security, and I practice strict isolation for that exact reason. Two laptops, two phones, because if anything ever happens they can and will take devices for analysis or evidence. If you are using an issued device, they'll assign you a new one; if it's a personal device you'll get it back when they're done with it, which could take years.
Edited to add this is dependent on your employment contract, but it's better to be safe than sorry. Cover your camera and use your work computer.
Y'all using your work computers for stuff other than work? That's the real danger
Yeah, like, what the fuck? Why on earth would anyone do that? Do they not own a phone?
Browser history is the most minor part. You should assume that your work sees everything you do to at least some degree. They may have full access to everything on your computer and private browsing won't do anything against that. It's also common that work computers would use a work owned VPN, so they'll at least know what sites you're visiting. HTTPS prevents knowing exactly what you're doing, but a VPN provider will know what IPs you're connecting too and thus will have a high level of what you're doing.
Also, DNS requests aren't typically encrypted, so they'll know the domains you're visiting without having to go through IPs.
Because I convinced my work to get me a linux laptop on the condition I would not get any IT support.
I don't abuse the privilege, but I can at least check my bank account without the man-in-the-middle TLS spyware or remote monitoring software.
I can't access anything on the corporate network because I don't have the root certs. Everything is in the cloud now so I'm not really missing much.
You clear your browser cache because you use your work computer for dangerous things
I clear my browser cache because our code base is absolute dog shite.
We are not the same.
“Oh no no no you don’t understand! @ThiccShake is my little brother’s account… he uses my PC sometimes play Minecraft. 😅 I’m @GoodWholesomeSFWMemes!”
Ew. Teams.
It's not like I use it by choice 😭
Firefox browser profiles to the rescue!
Private browsing still shows suggestions from your normal history...
The only porn you avoid is the porn you view while screen sharing from showing up in your history.
