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30-Aug-2009, 08:58 PM #1
Unhappy Solved: Someone knowledgeable please answer this!
To be quite frank: I was prompted to join this forum after I realized I was logged into my Google AdWords account while surfing for rather "questionable" web material. I was using my personal laptop to access my Google Adwords account to catch up on a little work while at home. When I first signed up for Adwords, I provided my work email address. So, my question is this: Will my employer see the websites I have been visiting and what I have been "googl'ing" if I was still logged into my work's Google Adwords account from my personal computer?

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31-Aug-2009, 11:01 AM #2
There is no way anyone can determine what you are personally searching for with google adwords. You will be fine.
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31-Aug-2009, 11:26 AM #3
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There is no way anyone can determine what you are personally searching for with google adwords. You will be fine.
I'll 2nd that. No worries.
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31-Aug-2009, 04:40 PM #4
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To be quite frank: I was prompted to join this forum after I realized I was logged into my Google AdWords account while surfing for rather "questionable" web material. I was using my personal laptop to access my Google Adwords account to catch up on a little work while at home. When I first signed up for Adwords, I provided my work email address. So, my question is this: Will my employer see the websites I have been visiting and what I have been "googl'ing" if I was still logged into my work's Google Adwords account from my personal computer?

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Is the google adwords account running through a work server?

If so, yes.

Not only that, but I believe you need to log onto your account to access the account, correct? In that case, of course your employer is going to see what you are doing.

Just remember; it's not your network. We (network admins) see everything that goes across. I don't know about your company, but someone accessing something from the outside that we can easily get reports on is going to raise some eyebrows.

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31-Aug-2009, 04:42 PM #5
Plus, did not your company pay money for that application?
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10-Sep-2009, 01:19 PM #6
valis, you're a spoilsport. You may be right, and you probably deal with this regularly, but phooey.
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10-Sep-2009, 01:24 PM #7
Vail,

He was not at work so his work will not see anything he is doing. Google Adwords is not hosted on any company's servers. It is hosted by Google and there is no way for his company to know anything about his personal surfing habits at home.

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I was using my personal laptop to access my Google Adwords account to catch up on a little work while at home.
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Vail,

He was not at work so his work will not see anything he is doing. Google Adwords is not hosted on any company's servers. It is hosted by Google and there is no way for his company to know anything about his personal surfing habits at home.
indeed. But he signed on with his work email.

Again, if his network team is lax enough not to monitor their account, he's cool.

and it's 'valis'.
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10-Sep-2009, 03:03 PM #9
Unless they really have a reason to check on your habits, I'd say you have a good chance of not being exposed. But, some IT guys have directives coming from strict company policies...

Besides, you did do it at home, not at the office while supposedly working. This can easily be verified. I wouldn't worry about it too much.
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10-Sep-2009, 03:25 PM #10
Opps sorry for butchering your name Valis.

Whether or not a network admin is monitoring a google adwords account does not matter. The two issues are unrelated.

Here's an example:

Just because you are logged into the Tech Support Guy forum does not mean that I or anyone else knows what other sites you are visiting.

Now on the other hand, if he was at work or proxing through the work network then, they would be able to potentially know what he was doing.
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10-Sep-2009, 05:21 PM #11
well, they aren't going through a proxy. So chances are they are safe.

That being said, I will flat out guarantee that a report is generated as to who accessed that app and when; if they run a tight network, they'll include an IP addy. Remember, he logged on to his WORK account, not his personal one.

Now, whether or not that report is requested and read is another thing entirely.

But I guarantee you a log is generated anytime that account is accessed.
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Big Brother is watching you!
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Big Brother is watching you!
pretty much.

we run a 4k plus network, got it all subnetted to static ip's, so basically anything that kicks out either a virus or a forbidden site, we can go directly to the person.

Bit more maintenance, but sweet jesus, it makes management so much easier.

Work is work. I've had veeps that have reported sluggishness, and I've found limewire on their rigs. They gotta know this is MY network, and if it gets compromised, it's my butt in the sling, not theirs. And it's a company laptop that had that crapware on it to top it off.

Oh well, what can you do. With a network this size, and 4 people managing it from one location, it can make for a LOT of traveling.
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10-Sep-2009, 11:04 PM #14
Thank you everyone for your responses! I really appreciate it and you have put my mind at ease. I don't think I'll be making that mistake ever again.
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