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Work VPN privacy concern for iMessage emails etc.
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<blockquote data-quote="Ember1205" data-source="post: 1711033" data-attributes="member: 374272"><p>Not really...</p><p></p><p></p><p>First, welcome to the forums, Catmat.</p><p></p><p>A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows a remote device to connect to and access systems and resources without the traffic bent sent between the endpoints "in the clear". This is most commonly used for access to corporate resources through the Internet where the resources are behind a firewall that would otherwise block access. There are two distinct ways in which a VPN will send and receive data - Split Tunnel and "Full". </p><p></p><p>In Split Tunneling mode, the client on your machine receives a list of corporate systems, based on IP Addresses, that the client should encrypt the traffic for and send the data to the company. "Everything else" is allowed to communicate in the normal way.</p><p></p><p>In Full mode, ALL traffic goes to the company. You need to talk with the folks at work about how the tunnel operates in order to understand what setup they use.</p><p></p><p>If they are using full tunneling mode, I would do NOTHING that is not 100% work-related, except maybe send and receive text messages. iMessage is encrypted between your device and the remote device, and it's difficult for them to intercept and snoop on any of this. Mind you, I said difficult, not impossible.</p><p></p><p>Email is a bit different. Some services use encryption for your client, some don't. These are a little easier to intercept.</p><p></p><p>If they offer you a corporate device to use to do your work, take it and keep your personal machine for personal use.</p><p></p><p>One thing I forgot: When you disconnect from the VPN, the tie is severed. HOWEVER... there's a possibility that their client could include additional logic to capture data from your machine and then transmit it back to them the next time you connect. Not highly likely, but possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ember1205, post: 1711033, member: 374272"] Not really... First, welcome to the forums, Catmat. A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows a remote device to connect to and access systems and resources without the traffic bent sent between the endpoints "in the clear". This is most commonly used for access to corporate resources through the Internet where the resources are behind a firewall that would otherwise block access. There are two distinct ways in which a VPN will send and receive data - Split Tunnel and "Full". In Split Tunneling mode, the client on your machine receives a list of corporate systems, based on IP Addresses, that the client should encrypt the traffic for and send the data to the company. "Everything else" is allowed to communicate in the normal way. In Full mode, ALL traffic goes to the company. You need to talk with the folks at work about how the tunnel operates in order to understand what setup they use. If they are using full tunneling mode, I would do NOTHING that is not 100% work-related, except maybe send and receive text messages. iMessage is encrypted between your device and the remote device, and it's difficult for them to intercept and snoop on any of this. Mind you, I said difficult, not impossible. Email is a bit different. Some services use encryption for your client, some don't. These are a little easier to intercept. If they offer you a corporate device to use to do your work, take it and keep your personal machine for personal use. One thing I forgot: When you disconnect from the VPN, the tie is severed. HOWEVER... there's a possibility that their client could include additional logic to capture data from your machine and then transmit it back to them the next time you connect. Not highly likely, but possible. [/QUOTE]
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