| Asking for a friend... 16:35 - Oct 4 with 1695 views | blue_curacao |
A question for all the tech savvy people out there.
I'm planning a short break in France but intend to work remotely for a couple of days while I'm there. If I'm logging in to my corporate network using a work laptop, will my employer be able to tell that I am abroad somewhere?
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| Asking for a friend... on 16:44 - Oct 4 with 1632 views | factual_blue |
Unless you're taking a sickie to visit France, does it matter? Why not just ask if it's ok, and if it isn't, don't do it.
My advice would if you're working in your own time, don't.
#worklifebalance |  |
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| Asking for a friend... on 16:46 - Oct 4 with 1620 views | Plums |
Quite possibly - but depends on what you're logging into and how. It could alert security monitoring if a log in from France isn't expected behaviour.
I personally don't care where people work from - as long as they're not there so long they cause visa/ tax issues. Is there a reason not to tell the employer? |  |
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| Asking for a friend... on 16:49 - Oct 4 with 1616 views | wkj |
I don't know how it is set up, but the general answer is they probably will. A lot of BYOD companies that run a server for remote connections can get geolocation data from laptops, regardless of whether or not you use a VPN or not. The big question would be, would thye be bothered to look it up. |  |
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| Asking for a friend... on 17:01 - Oct 4 with 1570 views | blue_curacao |
| Asking for a friend... on 16:49 - Oct 4 by wkj |
I don't know how it is set up, but the general answer is they probably will. A lot of BYOD companies that run a server for remote connections can get geolocation data from laptops, regardless of whether or not you use a VPN or not. The big question would be, would thye be bothered to look it up. |
Thanks all for the replies. To give more context, I think there was an incident in the summer when someone lost a company laptop while working remotely abroad without permission. As a result they are cracking down on it. I don't want to ask as I expect the answer to be no so am weighing up the likelihood of them finding out. Think I'll probably just book an extra couple of days leave and not work while I'm there - seems like the safest option | | | |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:02 - Oct 4 with 1550 views | wkj |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:01 - Oct 4 by blue_curacao |
Thanks all for the replies. To give more context, I think there was an incident in the summer when someone lost a company laptop while working remotely abroad without permission. As a result they are cracking down on it. I don't want to ask as I expect the answer to be no so am weighing up the likelihood of them finding out. Think I'll probably just book an extra couple of days leave and not work while I'm there - seems like the safest option |
Do they allow you to connect to the network on your own device by chance? | |
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| Asking for a friend... on 17:03 - Oct 4 with 1544 views | blue_curacao |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:02 - Oct 4 by wkj |
Do they allow you to connect to the network on your own device by chance? |
No, only via a work issued laptop | | | |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:10 - Oct 4 with 1529 views | wkj |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:03 - Oct 4 by blue_curacao |
No, only via a work issued laptop |
Hmmm, I would be very surprised if they aren't monitoring geolocation then, hate to be a buzzkill. | |
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| Asking for a friend... on 17:31 - Oct 4 with 1482 views | blue_curacao |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:10 - Oct 4 by wkj |
Hmmm, I would be very surprised if they aren't monitoring geolocation then, hate to be a buzzkill. |
Ok, thanks | | | |
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| Asking for a friend... on 17:54 - Oct 4 with 1423 views | SitfcB |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:10 - Oct 4 by wkj |
Hmmm, I would be very surprised if they aren't monitoring geolocation then, hate to be a buzzkill. |
Would a VPN not help or would they detect that? |  |
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| Asking for a friend... on 17:59 - Oct 4 with 1366 views | blueasfook |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:01 - Oct 4 by blue_curacao |
Thanks all for the replies. To give more context, I think there was an incident in the summer when someone lost a company laptop while working remotely abroad without permission. As a result they are cracking down on it. I don't want to ask as I expect the answer to be no so am weighing up the likelihood of them finding out. Think I'll probably just book an extra couple of days leave and not work while I'm there - seems like the safest option |
If they're cracking down on it then chances are they'll have put in place tools to detect if you're logging in from abroad. Either get proper permission or take annual leave and leave the laptop at home! |  |
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| Asking for a friend... on 18:21 - Oct 4 with 1306 views | davblue |
| Asking for a friend... on 16:44 - Oct 4 by factual_blue |
Unless you're taking a sickie to visit France, does it matter? Why not just ask if it's ok, and if it isn't, don't do it.
My advice would if you're working in your own time, don't.
#worklifebalance |
Think there’s some rules around how many days you work abroad.
I doubt that the op will be affected by that. |  | | |
| Asking for a friend... on 18:58 - Oct 4 with 1251 views | wkj |
| Asking for a friend... on 17:54 - Oct 4 by SitfcB |
Would a VPN not help or would they detect that? |
VPN wont make any difference if the laptop is GPS enabled and the server software pings it. | |
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| Asking for a friend... on 19:25 - Oct 4 with 1186 views | WD19 |
| Asking for a friend... on 18:21 - Oct 4 by davblue |
Think there’s some rules around how many days you work abroad.
I doubt that the op will be affected by that. |
He will be fine in that regard. It’s grey, but a few days are not pushing the boundaries. I think our lot allow up to 6 weeks per year.
Most important bit is what is being worked on. Accessing stuff means data transfer outside of the UK, which may be in breach of client contracts etc. |  | | |
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