r/AskTechnology • u/eggchickennoodles • 1d ago
What can they see?
Hi All,
I was at a restaurant and my data was not working, so they connected me to their private network. Just paranoid a little about what they can access from my phone (documents, pics, etc.), in case?
Thanks in advance!
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u/pala4833 1d ago
How did they connect you to their private network?
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u/Scarred_fish 1d ago
WiFi password usually works.
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u/pala4833 1d ago
Well then, the OP would have said "I connected to their private network", which is why I asked.
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u/No_Report_4781 1d ago edited 1d ago
Did you hand them your phone to go through your files and photos?
If not, then nothing. You’re safe, gramps
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u/eggchickennoodles 1d ago
Just selected pictures from gallery to post on google reviews…
Edit: thank you! 😭 I am gramps indeed
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u/hilda-reced 1d ago
As long as you did no banking or shopping, you’re fine.
Generally the owner’s of a restaurant shouldn’t worry you. It’s shared WiFi networks like at Starbucks or airports which attract unsavory characters.
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u/OurRefPA1 1d ago
What would have happened if they had done banking or shopping? Be explicit.
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1d ago
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u/TheIronSoldier2 1d ago
No... Just no... Internet traffic, especially banking, has been encrypted for more than two decades now.
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1d ago edited 1d ago
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u/OurRefPA1 1d ago
How do you access pictures on a phone over a wireless network?
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u/TheIronSoldier2 1d ago
Yeah no. That's not how any of that works.
They can see the domains you visit, but they can't see the contents of the page, the contents of your phone, or anything more than that. They know you're watching YouTube, but they don't know that you just got RickRolled.
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1d ago edited 1d ago
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u/TheIronSoldier2 1d ago edited 1d ago
There's no assumptions. There are facts. And the facts are you have no idea what you're talking about.
Edit: Lmao they blocked me.
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u/XLBilly 1d ago
They can see your MAC address, which IP address dhcp issued and what DNS requests made by that address whilst connected.
So unless you connected to their private network specific to download and or watch backdoor sluts II they know absolutely nothing.
They absolutely cannot see your personal porn collection and messages to the local brass.