I heard through the grapevine that there is an NDA project in the works that will allow Dell to install a GPS type program on everybody's computers so that they can monitor if you go to office and for how long. As for remote employees, they will be required to do an on-screen "puzzle" type thing to prove you are still at your computer; once an hour.
Nothing concrete but, this is just what I've heard.
your grapevine sounds dead and rotten lol
They already have been doing this
@en I do this 3-5 times per week. Our own IT team even helped me get it working. Please explain how remoting into my Dell issued work laptop from my Dell issued work desktop in my house (I had management approval to take it home) has even a nanoparticle of criminality. Most of my team has been working in this fashion since before the EMC buyout debacle, are they going to jail too? From where I sit you are either the king of bullsh-t hill, or have no clue what you are tlaking about. Maybe it's both.
@cg As someone in the cyber org, you are not doing this lol. Those are flagged and blocked as backdoor trojans. The only theoretical way would be to create a personal bi-directional firewall rule that allows this program through to JUST your home IP, which would involve creating multiple rules across multiple firewalls and trust me, that sh-t is EASILY tracked.
We have zero control over when our system "goes to sleep" or gets "locked" as that's managed by Dell, not us. Those remote backdoor trojans and/or programs only work when the system is NOT "locked" or asleep. Meaning, the remote computer needs to be actively logged into Windows because those remote programs work off of the Registry configs and active processes that are only active when the computer isn't locked.
Gaining access from a remote computer is one thing but, maintaining that access is an entirely different story. Maintaining access and keeping it secret is an even different story!
Hackers are sometimes able to do this because they use custom scripts, programs, and packet manipulation to trick the system into thinking that it's "valid" (a program, or trojan for example.) Your dell issued computer is being scanned constantly for certain criteria that meets "HIP checks" which is what enables you to even be on the VPN.
Remote programs such as teamviewers as example, use TCP 5938 and if that is blocked/unavailable then it defaults to 443/SSL. Which, incoming 443 connections are absolutely blocked.
Long story short, you are full of bs lol. ANd if by chance you are actually doing this, and are caught, you can easily be prosecuted for quite a few crimes.
It is easy to track your location, in the office or not in the office, with existing network information. It has been this way for many, many years. 30 at a minimum.
If you are in field services your phone has been gps tracker for years.
"Sev 1 in the queue, can you grab it" Sorry i am puzzle solving at the moment boss.
I wonder if they will connect the dots when they find that my laptop never leaves the office and I cofee badge theb use my desktop to remote in from my house
I call bs
they already can capture if you are at your home, office, coffee shop etc.
you have no privacy and rights at dell.
We got enough bloatware on our laptops such as monitoring tools and other useless stuff clogging up to 40% of the CPU capacity.
Lol sounds completely fake
Too bad it's illegal in most European countries, so they could capture the position but not use it in any way against you.
GPS location is already captured. Fun with an additional puzzle game though!
Great idea. I love puzzles.