If I'm living at a house and using my neighbors WIFI can they see everything I'm looking at?

no, continue as normal.

Routers have logs don't they?

They can if they want, but they need to install some software and need some knowledge on TCP/IP.
Normal people dont do so, but all our internet providers do so.
So if you visit illegal sites, your (their) provider will know and if it really come to a search, they gonna find you because every network interface has a unique hardware address so they can always bind the number to a computer.

No more gambling then?

I think so and it should be getting more advanced to the point where they can see webpages visited, right?

In a nutshell (without getting too technical): YES

Would they bother, assuming they have the technical knowledge and skills, equipment, software, and TIME?

Probably not.

I'm kind of surprised if they haven't developed some software that does all the hard work.

pfft no one's gonna give a fuck

100 percent correct - but they will only be able to see that you have visited the websites in question....not the specific content that you look at.

For example: if you were to log onto an email server they could not read the emails you send/read...only the fact that you logged onto that specific email server would be available to them.

anyone dumb enough to not have a password-protected router is probably not smart enough to catch you or see what you are doing

True unless you are anyone of importance.

It's all about the blackmail.

Yes, they could be listening in.

If you use a VPN, you should be safe.

Not if you use a free VPN proxy service or TOR or .....

Completely false.


Look up "mirroring a port on a switch" and "man in middle attack" and tools like "SSL strip"

Whoever owns the equipment, CAN own your data...whether they would go through the trouble or spend the time to do so is another story.

The only traffic that could be sniffed are the pages you visit that are [link to ] Not [link to (secure)]

If your neighbors WIFi isn't passworded, they could have it deliberately open just to sniff random people's traffic, such as yourself.

Or, it could be a fake access point set up to sniff everyone who connects.

as stated earlier by someone, if you'd use a VPN then it would be safe to use open WIFI. Don't even use public WIFI on ANY device without a VPN.

I'm sure my IT nerd brother-in-law can when I'm at his house!

sniff sniff

your neighbors isp will have all the logs to what you have been up to. any trouble you get into online will come back to your neighbor and authorities may discover you if they investigate. anyone nearby (wifi has a long range) can see in real time what you are doing on the net on an unsecured wireless (wifi) network (no password), with the right tools.

if the wifi router / network you connect to has encryption like wpa2-psk (and a password is set, a lesser standard than this like wpa can probably be hacked these days) then anyone connected to / on the wifi network at the same time you are will be able to see what you are doing, with the right tools, unless the website your on has a secure (encrypted) connection (padlock pic in browser usually green). get a vpn if you want privacy from nearby people and anyone connected to the same wifi network as you, some are better than others, some apparently leak stuff, honestly i dont know if they are 100% secure.

you can see who is currently connected to (on) your wifi network using a free tool like wnetwatcher by Nir Soft.

wireless routers do have logs but usually basic ones, they will record your computers mac address though, which can be used to identify your computer, although i dont think a web search of your mac address will list your details, its more if authorities get hold of your computer. am i correct here?

Why do you care about your neighbors? It is the 3-letter agencies that you should be worried about. They are tracking you right now, and there is nothing that you can do about it, except for staying off of the web.

Last Edited by Where Eagles Dare on 05/02/2017 05:04 AM

My neighbors got upset for me using too much of their internet so they tried to cut my usage. I got a VPN to bypass that and they moved the router further away,lol. They said I could use it,lol.

if you use a VPN do you circumvent the ISP logs?

Watch all the kid porn you want. No one will ever know.

So they haven't given you permission and you still use it!

Best answer.

creepy

Honey pot.

No

They just get a message what device it is

Last Edited by Done and Dusted on 05/02/2017 06:32 AM

Mac addresses can be faked.

I can see everything you're looking at.