lol his parents are already obviously monitoring the sites he visits, so when a site that reads "antionline" shows up... I would think they already investigated it lol.
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lol his parents are already obviously monitoring the sites he visits, so when a site that reads "antionline" shows up... I would think they already investigated it lol.
no no no. That won't get there curiosity levels going, but when they check the logs and see that he's been visiting twinks.com i think they'll do eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by ArPaNET
A:>send him for counselling.
Or
B:>do counselling and return the computer.
:drink:
But i do wonder what would happen when the mother realises that the father has purchased membership and now him and the son have a hobbie. :eek:
Yes, it does log activity, so circumventing the filter set would seem to be both a provocative and pointless exercise.
However I did check out the filtersets that are available for it:
Alcohol
Health/Medical
Pornography
Art
Holistic
R Rated
Automobile
Humor
Sports
Education Cheating
Military Appreciation
Streaming Media
Obscene/Tasteless
Unsavory/Dubious
Finance
Online Classes
Unstable
Fitness
Games
Peer-to-peer/File Sharing
Web-based Email
General Business
Personals/Dating
Web-based Newsgroups
Government
News
Music Appreciation
Tobacco
Real Estate
Banner Ads
Information Technology
Recreational
Books and Literature
Social Opinion
Drugs
Message Boards
Spam
Education
Militant/Extremist/Terrorist
Online Greeting Cards
Weapons
Free Hosts
Outdoor Recreation
Weather/Traffic
Gambling
Paranormal
Web Logs
Popup
Web-based Storage
Political Opinion
Web-based proxies and anonymizers
Hacking
Explicit Art Travel
Fashion
Hate and Discrimination
Chat
Internet Radio
Religion
Child Porn
Instant Messaging
Reference
Internet Service Provider
Religious
Opinion
Comics
Legal
Search Engine
Community Organizations
Lifestyle
Self Defense
Criminal Skills
Local Community
Shopping
Cults
Malicious Code/Spyware/Viruses
Educational Games
Military-Official
Theater
Employment
Movies and Television
Tickets
Entertainment
Block that lot and you might as well pull your internet connection and just use the box to play solitaire ;)
EXACTLY. It's really quite annoying when you go to a site and it says "reason blocked - News" or "reason blocked - music appreciation".Quote:
Originally Posted by nihil
Xiphias - I'm gonna translate to russian now....i couldn't make heads nor tails of that jibbah-jabbah.
*EDIT* - Unless that was a joke...
It blocks almost everything (except, oddly enough, MSN and Vampyourspace.com).Quote:
Originally Posted by nihil
I'll be publishing it as soon as i get a mic for recording with...the mic built in to my computer doesn't do jack. Thank you for taking an interest.
Unfortunately I have encountered this sort of thing before. People buy these systems and just install them without thinking about the configuration.
To get it right does take some thought and effort. This is because the systems are "all things to all men". For example I wouldn't want my employees reading their private (home) e-mail, messing about on Facebook or Myspace or downloading stuff via P2P................. I don't pay them to do that?
Just enabling/disabling everything is not the right way of deploying such a system and I would recommend that you discuss that with your parents.
;)
Not near as aggressive as the old days. He would have been flamed into oblivion back in the day.Quote:
Is it just me or has the AO community become alot more AGGRESSIVE towards postings?
Not saying that he should, that's just the way it used to be.
No, the first is just an encrypted answer to get what you want. It would be no fun if I just gave it to you without you learning something. If you take the time to learn basic crypto you'd solve that with no problem.Quote:
*EDIT* - Unless that was a joke...
The translation is a realted to the first, but still a means to achieve your goal. You just have to apply some logic there and find out what's going on or what you can accomplish by translating an english site from russian back to english. *hint* there's no translation going on, so you see the page undisturbed ;)
Hey all, I'm an even bigger noob than TOR, so I'm prostrating myself for some serious hand holding.
I'm in the hospital for the next two weeks, and they've got the same Securespot blocking setup. Its really cramping my style, (it blocks BoingBoing, facebook, and even Google Translate, so I can't do the Russian to English thing!) so if TOR or anyone can give me a leg up, it would really help me make this stay a lot more manageable. Much thanks.
Oh dear, my heart bleeds for you, it really does :rolleyes: OK, I will try to explain.Quote:
Its really cramping my style
I presume it isn't blocking Google search? Well, never mind if it is, because here is a link it is important that you follow:
http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
The point being that you are in a hospital, which is governed by Federal as well as California State regulations. The Hospital Management and IT Administration have no choice in the matter; they must comply.
Having said that, I am surprised that they have content filtering because their medical and patients' networks should be totally separate, with no chance of cross contamination.
That brings us to a more probable explanation. Please bear in mind that I know nothing of the laws of the State of California, but I do know that many states have local regulations that require institutions that provide internet access to minors, impose content filtering.
The software in question blocks sites by content category, and it is possible that the admin has selected some of these by mistake. It is more probable, however, that they would have been selected "to be safe" as it is his/her job that is at risk.
The final consideration is what logging of activity is going on either in the filtering software or on the network, or both. Any decent admin will spot what you are doing and would probably report you to the authorities. After all it wasn't him who did not apply the laws.......... it was you who chose to break them.
Good luck, and I hope you get well soon............. hospital sucks big time..... particularly if the nurses are ugly.;)
Here are some links to keep you amused:
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
http://icanhascheezburger.com/
http://ihasahotdog.com/
When all else fails; http://antionline.com/showthread.php?t=244039
;) Classic oldies!
Nihil, you just dropped some serious knowledge, I believe in the Queen's English you can say I got "served".
Jokes aside, you bring up some good points, and here's some more info about my situation. I'm actually doing a paid clinical drug trial (hence the sn) that's taking place in an adjunct to a proper hospital. And while I'm sure that all the HIPAA still applies, they're not running a particularly tight ship. I'm fairly certain that the only reason the content filtering was installed was to keep all us sequestered guys from watching pron on the computers in the community room. I think that it was probably configured out-of-box by whoever installed the network and they're not spending much time monitoring the traffic for security threats.
That being said, I'm fairly confident that if I manage a workaround on my personal lappy, no one will notice or care. And it gives me a fun little challenge:)
So if you can think of a good ssh tunneling option that I can run on my older mac running 10.3, I'll start there.
Oh, and the best cheezburger reference I've seen is a Shepard Fairley Barack Obama poster that has the tagline "Yes We Can Has".
1. It certainly does, along with the State regulations.Quote:
And while I'm sure that all the HIPAA still applies, they're not running a particularly tight ship.
2. How do you know?
I doubt that. It is more likely to be an across the board policy applied to certain areas of their infrastructure. That is, of course, based on my UK experiences.Quote:
I'm fairly certain that the only reason the content filtering was installed was to keep all us sequestered guys from watching pron on the computers in the community room.
A very dangerous and foolish assumption IMO. A bit like fitting security locks and leaving the door .open?Quote:
and they're not spending much time monitoring the traffic for security threats.
Please see above.Quote:
That being said, I'm fairly confident that if I manage a workaround on my personal lappy, no one will notice or care
Unfortunately, people in positions of authority might not see it that way. In fact, I would go as far as to say that they certainly won't.Quote:
And it gives me a fun little challenge
Sorry, I don't do MACs :( but please see my comments below.Quote:
So if you can think of a good ssh tunneling option that I can run on my older mac running 10.3
And be finished shortly afterwards I would imagine :xbones:Quote:
I'll start there.
You do appreciate that this content filter is only the tip of the security iceberg?............. an exceptional internet usage, port usage or internet traffic report does not take long to read. I would be very surprised if SSH traffic did not stand out like a sore thumb.
Also, I guess you will really be "Mr. Popular" with the rest of the guys when you get internet privileges withdrawn completely?
You are getting paid right?................. just look on it as part of your terms and conditions of employment. Hey if you get caught breaking rules you might not even get paid?...............read the small print first.
The only thing I can suggest is that if you have a 56.6 dial-up modem in your MAC you just plug it into a regular phone socket, assuming that there is one available. That would not compromise the network security, and would ordinarily go undetected as anything different from a regular phonecall.
EDIT:
On the other hand, if you are right and they really don't care, then just ask them for the password. I guess that building is used for a variety of purposes, that might involve minors from time to time, so the site default is to have the filter on at all times.
In other words it is a case of regulatory compliance regarding minors rather than a true security or HIPAA issue.
nihil is right... Working your way around parental security measures is one thing, but tampering with government (hospital) networks is definitely not something you should try!
It is possible that it is just a small network setup by the company employing you, or connecting to a larger network! Remember, admins love catching people on their networks =)
stick to playing tetris on your phone! (closest thing your getting to java lol)
get well soon!
Gentlemen, thanks for the input. Unfortunately I had a bad reaction to the trial drug and I'm posting this from BEYOND THE GRAVE.
But seriously, you guys are right, and I'll leave the hackering to the pros. Fortunately, there are 4 different trials going on in here and there is a remarkable cross section of humanity to interact with (spinal taps and schizophrenia drugs are two of them). I just talked with a friend of mine who works in production and I think there is enough fodder here to write a script for a tv pilot, which is also a great way to pass the time.
Thanks to you guys for helping me kill a few hours, I will treasure your witty replies forever.
Hey gang, I just realized a really easy workaround, especially if you only want to peruse a blocked site, like BoingBoing. Just search for the site on Google, then have Google provide you with the cached version. Even works for the naughty bits.
That is neat,
I don't know your laws in any detail but I would say that they have met their legal obligations and you have not violated them.
I guess that they could not have told you, even if they knew, because that would have compromised their position?
Glad you found a solution. Now, regarding this clinical trial you are participating in? ........... I really don't know how to put this to you gently...............
Those tentacles emerging from your nether regions?.............. well, they are not haemorrhoids........ :shocked::lildevil:
LOL!
This may or may not be useful to the original thread starter since he has not been on for a month now, but here goes.
TOR you could try something like the Default Password List. One nice thing about the list is it is always updated. I just could not tell you how often though. They date the page when last updates were done, and most times it is less than two months old.
It will only help if the passwords were never changed from the original configuration, but it is still a nice list to have bookmarked.