I'm about to work with a company on a development project, but they first need to set up a pretty complicated environment, and suggested they use VPN to work on my machine to do this. Should I be concerned that somebody can just watch me work? It would be embarrassing, if somebody could witness my work habits (e.g. Asking questions on SO and researching all day is part of my daily work regiment, and makes me feel like a noob, but it keeps me sharp. I also listen to conspiracy videos all day, and RadioLab podcasts, :). Is VPN going to introduce this possibility, and if so, is there a way around it?
EDIT: Also, is there a way I can always tell when somebody is VPNed into my computer?
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Should I be concerned that somebody can just watch me work
The other way to see it that your company does not want OTHERS to look at what work you're doing.
is there a way around it?
Use proxies, perhaps. Then you raise suspicion even more.
In light of your comments, you seem to have confused VPN for VNC.
Assuming you're talking about VNC:
[...] if somebody could witness my work habit [...] Is VPN going to introduce this possibility, and if so, is there a way around it?
is there a way I can always tell when somebody is VPNed into my computer?
Both, depends on the way the VNC server is setup. It is completely possible to have someone look over your screen, and not. It is possible for you to be notified that someone has connected to your system, or not. As I said, depends on the way the client/server is setup.
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